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:

      → Northern Kurdish: Dîjla, Dîcle

    • → Persian: دجله (dejle)
      • → Azerbaijani: Dəclə
      • → Bengali: দজলা (dojola)
      • → Hindi: दजला (dajlā)
      • → Punjabi: ਦਜਲਾ (dajlā)
      • → Tatar: Diclä
      • → Ottoman Turkish: دجله (Dicle)
        • Turkish: Dicle
      • → Uzbek: Dajla
  • Old Armenian: Դգլաթ (Dglatʻ)
• 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
    • → Elamite:

      Achaemenid Elamite: 𒋾𒅅𒊏 (ti-ik-ra /⁠Tikra⁠/)