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Tigris.

Tigris (a river in West Asia)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈtɪ.ɡrɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈtiː.ɡris]
  1. Tigris (a river in West Asia)

    declension-3 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Sumerian 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /⁠id⁠/) Sumerian 𒉌 (i₃ /⁠i⁠/) Sumerian 𒁺 (g̃en) Sumerian 𒀀 (a /⁠'a⁠/) ? Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /⁠Idigna⁠/)bor. Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼bor. Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /⁠Tigrā⁠/)bor. Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs)bor. 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).

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