Euphrates
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Euphrates
- /juːˈfɹeɪtiːz/
Rhymes with -eɪtiz
Where it comes from
From Latin Euphrātēs, from Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (u-f-r-a-tu-u /ʰUfrātuš/), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Purattu), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Buranun) (compare Elamite 𒌑𒅁𒊏𒌅𒅖 (ú-ip-ra-du-iš), Classical Syriac ܦܪܬ (P(ə)rāṯ)). The Elamite, Akkadian, and possibly Sumerian forms are either from an unrecorded substrate language, or from Proto-Sumerian *𒁍𒍏 burudu "copper" (Sumerian 𒍏 (urudu)) with an explanation that Euphrates was the river by which the copper ore was transported in rafts, since Mesopotamia was the center of copper metallurgy at the period.
proper noun the 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. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.
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name river in West Asia
| Español | Eufrates, Éufrates |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유프라테스 강 |
| 日本語 | ユーフラテス川 Yūfuratesu-gawa |
| 中文 | 幼發拉底河 /幼发拉底河 Yòufālādǐ Hé |
| हिन्दी | फ़रात farāt |
| Kiswahili | Frati |
| Português | Eufrates |
| Français | Euphrate |
| Deutsch | Euphrat |
| Italiano | Eufrate |
| Ελληνικά | Ευφράτης Effrátis |
| Română | Eufrat |
| Русский | Евфра́т Jevfrát |
| العربية | اَلْفُرَات al-furāt |
| עברית | פְּרָת P'rát |
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title = {Euphrates},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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