Murat
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Murat
- a river in the Armenian Highland, a tributary of the Euphrates
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
river in the Armenian Highland
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Murat (plural Murats)
- A surname from French.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Murat”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 636.
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From murat (“aim, wish”), from Arabic مُرَادْ (murād).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Murat
- a male given name from Arabic
- a surname
- Murat (a river in Turkey)
Declension edit
declension of Murat
singular | plural | |
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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 | |
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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 edit
- Steuerwald, Karl (1972) “Murat”, in Türkisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 657b
Further reading edit
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2009) “Armenian mawr ‘mud, marsh’ and its hydronimical value”, in Aramazd: Armenian journal of Near Eastern studies[1], 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).