ܕܩܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic דִּגלָת (diḡlāṯ), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (Idiglat), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (Idigna, literally “fast as an arrow”); cognate to Arabic دِجْلَة (dijla), Hebrew חִדֶּקֶל (khidékel) and Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [dɪq.laθ.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [dɪq.lat.]

Proper noun

ܕܸܩܠܲܬ݂ • (diqlaṯ) m

  1. Tigris (a river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq)
    Synonym: ܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܫܠܵܡܵܐ (nahrā d-šlāmā, literally “River of peace”)

See also

Proper noun

ܕܸܩܠܲܬ݂ • (diqlaṯ) f

  1. a female given name
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