فرات

See also: قرأت

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fu.ˈɾɑːt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fʊ.ɾɑ́ːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fʊ.ɾɑ́ːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fʊ.ɾɑ́ːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fu.ɾɔ́ːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fo.ɹɒ́ːt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fu.ɾɔ́t̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	furāt
Dari reading?	furāt
Iranian reading?	forât
Tajik reading?	furot

Proper noun

Dari	فرات
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Фурот

فرات • (forât)

1. the Euphrates

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Fərat
• → Bengali: ফোরাত (phōrat)
• → Hindi: फ़रात (farāt)
• → Punjabi: ਫ਼ਰਾਤ (farāt)
• → Turkish: Fırat

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرات (furāt), from Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍDPurattu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fʊ.ɾɑːt̪/,

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fə.ɾɑːt̪/

Proper noun

فُرات • (furāt, farāt) m (Hindi spelling फ़रात)

1. Euphrates

References

• “فرات”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “فرات”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.