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The term 'wati' comes from the Arabic word 'wadi'. It entered the language in the early modern period colloquially and was subsequently formalised by the AXZ.

The meaning in Common is close but not exactly the same as the meaning in Arabic. In Common, in a noun context, it refers to any conduit for water, natural or artificial, that has run dry. A dry river bed or irrigation ditch is the most stereotypical example.

In a verb context, 'wati' is an intransitive pali verb meaning to run dry. The modifier form 'watis' means dried out (formerly wet) with a sense like 'wet' is its proper or desired state.