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Tigris

/ˈtaɪɡɹɪs/

Tigris 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.

Proper noun

the Tigris

  1. 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.

Tigris meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Punjabi

Tigris in Hindi

river in West Asia
दजला dajlā

Tigris in Tamil

river in West Asia
டைகிரிசு ṭaikiricu

Tigris in Bengali

river in West Asia
দজলা dojla

Tigris in Punjabi

river in West Asia
ਦਜਲਾ dajlā
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Tigris in Arabic
دِجْلَة dijla
Tigris in Indonesian
Tigris
Tigris in Persian
دجله dejle
Tigris in Myanmar
တိုင်းဂရစ်မြစ် tuing:ga.racmrac

Origin of 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).

Phrases with Tigris

Questions about Tigris

What does Tigris mean?
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.
What is Tigris in Hindi?
Tigris in Hindi is दजला (dajlā). See Tigris meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Tigris?
Tigris is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tigris?
Tigris is pronounced /ˈtaɪɡɹɪs/.

Words near Tigris in the dictionary

  1. tigrine
  2. Tigrinia
  3. Tigrinian
  4. Tigrinya
  5. Tigrinyan
  6. Tigris
  7. tigrish
  8. tigrishly
  9. tigrishness
  10. Tigriña
  11. tigroid

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