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فرت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of fresh, sweet, and abundant water. It is most famously associated with the name of a major river and its characteristics.

Derived headwords

الفُرَاتname
  1. 1.
    the fresh waterboth

    the fresh water

  2. 2.
    the river of Kufaboth

    the river of Kufa

ماء فرات — fresh water
مياه فرات — fresh waters
الفُرَاتَانname
  1. 1.
    the Euphrates and the Little Tigrisboth

    the Euphrates and the Little Tigris

Parallel reading

الفرات: الماء العذب.
Al-Furat: The sweet water.
يقال: ماء فرات ومياه فرات.
It is said: 'fresh water' and 'fresh waters'.
والفرات: اسم نهر الكوفة.
And Al-Furat: the name of the river of Kufa.
والفراتان: الفرات ودجيل
And Al-Furatayn: Al-Furat and Dujayl