ফোরাত

Bengali

ফোরাত

Alternative forms

ফোরাৎ (phōrat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍD<Purattu).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /foɾat̪/, [ˈfoɾat̪]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /foɹat̪/, [ˈfoɹat̪]

Noun

ফোরাত • (phōrat)

the Euphrates
ফোরাতের কূলে কূলে দীনের দুন্দভি বাজিয়া উঠিল।
phōrater kule kule diner dundobhi bajiẏa uṭhil.
At the shores of the Euphrates, the drums of the religion started to be played.
- Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury

References

Accessible Dictionary, “ফোরাত” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “ফোরাত” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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