𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼.

Proper noun

𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^ÍDIdiqlat)

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)

Sumerian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^ÍDIdigna, ^ÍDIdigina)

Tigris

Adjective

𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (transliteration needed)

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.