دجلة

the Tigris (so called because it covers or floods the land with water, like a lake)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/did͡ʒ.la/
Etymology

From Aramaic דיגלת (diḡlāṯ), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (idiqlat), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (idigna, idigina). Related to Hebrew חִדֶּקֶל (ḥiddéqel) and Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs).

tigris

الدجلة

Tygrys

Tigris

Τίγρις

Τίγρης

Τίγρης ποταμός

Tigre

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