Tigris in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “Tigris” in Hindi is दजला, pronounced dajlā . Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
A river in West Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.
Etymology tree
Sumerian 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /id/)
Sumerian 𒉌 (i₃ /i/)
Sumerian 𒁺 (g̃en)
Sumerian 𒀀 (a /'a/)
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Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /Idigna/)bor.
Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼bor.
Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /Tigrā/)bor.
Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs)bor.
Latin Tigrisbor.
English Tigris
Borrowed from Latin Tigris, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /Tigrā/), borrowed from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, borrowed from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /Idigna/), possibly from 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /id/, “river”) + 𒉌 (i₃ /i/, finite prefix) + 𒁺 (g̃en, “went”) + 𒀀 (a /'a/, nominalising suffix).
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Sumerian 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /id/)
Sumerian 𒉌 (i₃ /i/)
Sumerian 𒁺 (g̃en)
Sumerian 𒀀 (a /'a/)
?
Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /Idigna/)bor.
Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼bor.
Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /Tigrā/)bor.
Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs)bor.
Latin Tigrisbor.
English Tigris
Borrowed from Latin Tigris, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /Tigrā/), borrowed from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, borrowed from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /Idigna/), possibly from 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /id/, “river”) + 𒉌 (i₃ /i/, finite prefix) + 𒁺 (g̃en, “went”) + 𒀀 (a /'a/, nominalising suffix).
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