فرارود

Persian

Etymology

Calque of Arabic مَا وَرَاءَ النَهْر‎ (mā warāʔa n-nahr, literally “beyond the river”), equivalent to ‎ (farâ, “beyond”) +‎ ‎ (rud, “river”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /faɾɑːɾuːd/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /faɾɒːɾuːd/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /fæɾɒːɾuːd/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /faɾɔːɾud/

Proper noun

فَرارود • (farârud)

Synonym of ‎ (mâvarâ'onnahr, “Transoxiana”).

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