𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼

𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼.

Proper noun

𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^ÍDIdiqlat)

1. Tigris

Descendants

• Aramaic: דיגלת‎ (diḡlāṯ)

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܕܩܠܬ‎

  Classical Syriac: ܕܩܠܬ‎ (deqlāṯ)

  • Arabic: دِجْلَة‎ (dijla)
    • Kurdish: Dîjla, Dîcle
    • Persian: دجله‎ (dejle)
      • Azerbaijani: Dəclə
      • Bengali: দজলা (dôjla)
      • Hindi: दजला (dajlā)
      • Punjabi: ਦਜਲਾ (dajlā)
      • Tatar: Diclä
      • Turkish: Dicle
      • Uzbek: Dajla
  • Old Armenian: Դգլաթ (Dglatʿ)
• Hebrew: חידקל \\ חִדֶּקֶל‎ (ḥiddéqel)
• Latin: Diglitus
• Middle Persian: 𐭣𐭢𐭫𐭲𐭩‎ (dglty)

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Sumerian

Etymology

Related to the Tigris River's speed and roughness compared against the Euphrates.

Proper noun

𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^ÍDIdigna, ^ÍDIdigina)

1. Tigris

Adjective

𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (transliteration needed)

1. as fast as an arrow

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (ÍDIdiqlat) (see there for further descendants)
• → Elamite: 𒋾𒅅𒊏 (ti-ig-ra)
  • → Old Persian: 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā)
    • → Ancient Greek: Τίγρης (Tígrēs), Τῐ́γρῐς (Tígris)
      • Greek: Τίγρης (Tígris), Τίγρητας (Tígritas)
      • → Armenian: Տիգրիս (Tigris)
      • → Latin: Tigris