فرارود

Persian

Alternative forms

ورارود (varârud), ورازرود (varâzrud), ورازود (varâzud), ورزرود (varzrud)

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): /fa.ɾaː.ˈɾuːd/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑː.ɾuːd̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑː.ɾuːd̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɔː.ɾud̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.ɹɒː.ɹuːd̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɔ.ɾud̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	farārūd
Dari reading^?	farārūd
Iranian reading^?	farârud
Tajik reading^?	farorud

Proper noun

فَرارود • (farârud)

synonym of (mâvarâ'onnahr, “Transoxiana”)