फ़रात

Hindi

Alternative forms

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

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

Proper noun

फ़रात • (farāt) m (Urdu spelling فرات)

  1. Euphrates (a river in West Asia, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf)
    Synonym: महानद (mahānad)

Declension

Declension of फ़रात (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct फ़रात
farāt
oblique फ़रात
farāt
vocative फ़रात
farāt
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