ܦܪܬ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܪܬ

Etymology

From Aramaic פְּרָת (pərāṯ), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (purattu), itself from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (ÍDBuranun, literally “having good fords”); cognate to Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt), Hebrew פְּרָת (p'rát), Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (hUfrātuš) and Elamite 𒌑𒅁𒊏𒌅𒅖 (ú-ip-ra-tu-iš).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܦܪܵܬ݂ • (prāṯ) m

  1. 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)
    Synonym: ܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (nahrā rabbā, literally “Great River”)
  2. a male given name

See also

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