ܦܪܬ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Etymology
[edit]From Aramaic פְּרָת (pərāṯ), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (purattu), itself from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (ÍDBuranun); cognate to Hebrew פְּרָת (p'rát), Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt) and Elamite 𒌑𒅁𒊏𒌅𒅖 (ú-ip-ra-tu-iš).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]ܦܪܵܬ݂ • (prāṯ) m
- Euphrates (a river in the Middle East)
- Synonym: ܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (nahrā rabbā, literally “Great River”)
See also
[edit]- ܕܸܩܠܲܬ݂ (diqlaṯ, “Tigris”)
Categories:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms inherited from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Akkadian
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Sumerian
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic proper nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic masculine nouns
- aii:Rivers