𐎒𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎒

Old Persian

Etymology

From Akkadian π’€€π’‡‰π’Œ“π’„’π’‰£ (ÍDPurattu), itself from Sumerian π’€€π’‡‰π’Œ“π’„’π’‰£ (ÍDBuranun). Developed into *Κ°UfrātuΕ‘ (literally β€œhaving good fords”) through folk etymology.[1]

Proper noun

𐎒𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎒 (u-f-r-a-tu-u /ʰUfrātu-/)

  1. Euphrates

Descendants

  • β†’ Elamite:
    Achaemenid Elamite: π’Œ‘π’…π’Šπ’Œ…π’…– (ΓΊ-ip-ra-du-iΕ‘ /⁠Uipraduiő⁠/)
  • β†’ Ancient Greek: Εὐφράτης (EuphrΓ‘tΔ“s)
    • Greek: Ευφράτης (EffrΓ‘tis)
    • β†’ Latin: EuphrātΔ“s

References

  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, β†’ISBN, page 94
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