فرات

See also: قرأت

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fʊ.ɾɑ́ːt̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [fʊ.ɾɑ́ːt̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [fu.ɾɔ́ːt̪]

Readings
Classical reading? furāt
Dari reading? furāt
Iranian reading? forât
Tajik reading? furot

Proper noun
Dari فرات
Iranian Persian
Tajik Фурот

فرات • (forât)

  1. the Euphrates

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: Fərat
  • → Bengali: ফোরাত (phōrat)
  • → Hindi: फ़रात (farāt)
  • → Punjabi: ਫ਼ਰਾਤ (farāt)
  • → Turkish: Fırat

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرات (furāt), from Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (ÍDPurattu).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fə.ɾɑːt̪/

Proper noun

فُرات • (furāt, farāt) m (Hindi spelling फ़रात)

  1. Euphrates

References
  • “فرات”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “فرات”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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