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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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furāt
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| Dari reading?
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furāt
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| Iranian reading?
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forât
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| Tajik reading?
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furot
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Proper noun
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فرات
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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Фурот
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فرات • (forât)
- Euphrates (a river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf)
Descendants
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)
- Euphrates (a river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf)
References
- “فرات”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “فرات”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.