Murat
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English
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Murat
- a river in the Armenian Highland, a tributary of the Euphrates
Synonyms
Translations
river in the Armenian Highland
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Murat (plural Murats)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Murat is the 36426th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 614 individuals. Murat is most common among Black/African American (49.19%) and White (40.72%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Murat”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 636.
Turkish
Etymology
From murat (“aim, wish”), from Arabic مُرَادْ (murād).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Murat
- a male given name from Arabic
- a surname
- Murat (a river in Turkey)
Declension
declension of Murat
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Murat | Muratlar / Murat'lar |
| accusative | Murat'ı | Muratları / Murat'ları |
| dative | Murat'a | Muratlara / Murat'lara |
| locative | Murat'ta | Muratlarda / Murat'larda |
| ablative | Murat'tan | Muratlardan / Murat'lardan |
| genitive | Murat'ın | Muratların / Murat'ların |
possessive of Murat
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Murat'ım | Muratlarım / Murat'larım |
| senin (your) | Murat'ın | Muratların / Murat'ların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Murat'ı | Muratları / Murat'ları |
| bizim (our) | Murat'ımız | Muratlarımız / Murat'larımız |
| sizin (your) | Murat'ınız | Muratlarınız / Murat'larınız |
| onların (their) | Murat'ı / Muratları / Murat'ları | Muratları / Murat'ları |
References
- Steuerwald, Karl (1972) “Murat”, in Türkisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 657b
Further reading
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2009) “Armenian mawr ‘mud, marsh’ and its hydronimical value”, in Aramazd: Armenian journal of Near Eastern studies, volume 4, number 1, pages 73–85 and 179–180, tentatively derives the river name from Old Armenian մօրատ (mōrat), մուրատ (murat, “mud, marsh”), alternative forms of մօր (mōr).