Sumerian origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “having good fords”
From Aramaic פְּרָת (pərāṯ), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (purattu), itself from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Buranun, literally “having good fords”); cognate to Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt), Hebrew פְּרָת (p'rát), Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (ʰUfrātuš) and Elamite 𒌑𒅁𒊏𒌅𒅖 (ú-ip-ra-tu-iš).
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