Murat

See also: murat and murât

English

Etymology 1

Usually connected with the Turkish name Murat or its appellative murat (purpose, intention, desire). But this may be a folk etymology, so Martirosyan tentatively proposes derivation from Old Armenian մօրատ (mōrat), մուրատ (murat, mud, marsh), alternative forms of մօր (mōr).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʊˈɹɑt/

Proper noun

Murat

  1. a river in the Armenian Highland, a tributary of the Euphrates
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References

  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2009), “Armenian mawr ‘mud, marsh’ and its hydronimical value”, in Aramazd: Armenian journal of Near Eastern studies, volume 4, issue 1, pages 73–85 and 179–180

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Murat

  1. A surname.

Turkish

Etymology

From murat, from Arabic مُرَادْ (murād).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈɾat/

Proper noun

Murat

  1. A male given name which means "the goal, the aim".
  2. A surname.

Declension

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