Masculine

Tigris

Meaning

Tigris (a river in the Middle East)

Tigris River

Tigris

Τίγρης

Tigre

Τίγρις

Rio Tigre

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈti.ɣɾis]

From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris), an alternative form of Τίγρης (Tígrēs), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(ÍD)Idiqlat), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(ÍD)Idigna, ^(ÍD)Idigina, literally “fast as an arrow”).