𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼
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Akkadian
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (id₂idigna /Idigna/, “Tigris”).
Logogram
𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 • (id₂IDIGNA)
- Sumerogram of Idiglat (“Tigris”)
Sumerian
| 𒀀 | 𒇉 | 𒈦 | 𒄘 | 𒃼 |
| Alternative forms of /Idigna/ |
|---|
| 𒀀𒇉𒄘𒃼 (id₂idigna) |
| 𒄘𒃼 (idigna) |
Etymology
Possibly from 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /id/, “river”) + 𒉌 (i₃ /i/, finite prefix) + 𒁺 (g̃en, “went”) + 𒀀 (a /'a/, nominalising suffix), related to the Tigris River's speed and roughness compared against the Euphrates.
Proper noun
𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 • (id₂idigna /Idigna/)
Descendants
- → Akkadian: 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (Idiglat)
References
- “𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (idigna)” in John A. Halloran, Sumerian Lexicon
- “𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (Idigna)” in ePSD2
