फ़रात

Hindi

Alternative forms

• फरात (pharāt)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرات (furāt), from Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^ÍDPurattu). Compare Bengali ফোরাত (forat), Punjabi ਫ਼ਰਾਤ (farāt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /fə.ɾɑːt̪/, [fɐ.ɾäːt̪], /pʰə.ɾɑːt̪/, [pʰɐ.ɾäːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Proper noun

फ़रात • (farāt) ? (Urdu spelling فرات)

1. (~ नदी) 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: महानद (mahānad)

Declension

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