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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
Proper noun
ܕܸܩܠܲܬ݂ • (diqlaṯ) m
- 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
- a female given name