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Euphrates

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Type River
Usage English, Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek
Scripts Εὐφράτης(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

From Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrates), the name of a river in Mesopotamia. It is derived from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (Ufratu), itself from Elamite or Sumerian, of uncertain meaning.

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Other Languages & CulturesPurattu(Akkadian) Furat(Arabic) Effratis(Greek) Ufratu(Old Persian) Fırat(Turkish)
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Entry updated December 7, 2022

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