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Tigris in Arabic

دِجْلَة dijla

/ˈtaɪɡɹɪs/

Tigris in Arabic: دِجْلَة (dijla). In English, Tigris means 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.

Arabic words for Tigris

river in West Asia
دِجْلَة dijla

English meaning of Tigris

  1. proper noun 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.

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Questions about Tigris in Arabic

What is the meaning of Tigris in Arabic?
Tigris in Arabic is دِجْلَة (dijla).
ما معنى كلمة Tigris؟
Tigris: دِجْلَة (dijla).
What does Tigris mean in English?
Tigris means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Tigris (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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