فرارود

Persian

Etymology

Calque of Arabic مَا وَرَاءَ النَهْر (mā warāʔa n-nahr, literally beyond the river), equivalent to فَرا (farâ, beyond) + رود (rud, river).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fä.ɾɑː.ɾuːd̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [fä.ɾɑː.ɾuːd̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [fä.ɾɔː.ɾud̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? farārūḏ
Dari reading? farārūd
Iranian reading? farârud
Tajik reading? farorud

Proper noun

فَرارود • (farârud)

  1. Synonym of ماوراءالنهر (mâvarâ'onnahr, Transoxiana).
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