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

• ܦܪܵܬ݂ (prāṯ)
• ܫܲܛܵܐ (šaṭṭā)

Proper noun

ܕܸܩܠܲܬ݂ • (diqlaṯ) f

1. a female given name