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).