فرارود

Persian

Etymology

Calque of Arabic مَا وَرَاءَ النَهْر (mā warāʔa n-nahr, literally “beyond the river”), equivalent to فَرا (farâ, “beyond”) +‎ رود (rud, “river”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fa.ɾɑː.ɾuːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑː.ɾuːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑː.ɾuːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑː.ɾuːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɔː.ɾud̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.ɹɒː.ɹuːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɔ.ɾud̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	farārūḏ
Dari reading?	farārūd
Iranian reading?	farârud
Tajik reading?	farorud

Proper noun

فَرارود • (farârud)

1. Synonym of ماوراءالنهر (mâvarâ'onnahr, “Transoxiana”).