Марат

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Bashkir[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A 20th century innovation, perhaps influenced by the name of Jean-Paul Marat, a French politician during the French Revolution who was touted in the Soviet Union as a precursor of communism. Apparently reinforced in Bashkir by its similarity to the traditional first name Морат (Morat).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Марат (Marat)

  1. a male given name from Arabic which means "the goal, the aim"

Derived terms[edit]

Kazakh[edit]

Alternative scripts
Arabic مارات
Cyrillic Марат
Latin Marat

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مُرَادْ (murād).

Proper noun[edit]

Марат (Marat)

  1. a male given name from Arabic