دجلہ

Urdu

proper noun

Definitions

the Tigris
(figurative) any river

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دجله derived from Arabic دِجْلَة derived from Aramaic דיגלת derived from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 derived from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (fast as an arrow, DIdigina, DIdigna, sup).

Origin

Sumerian

𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼

Gloss

fast as an arrow, DIdigina, DIdigna, sup

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

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Cognates and derived terms

دجلة Arabic
دِجْلَة Arabic
دجله Persian
Dicle Turkish
דיגלת Aramaic
𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 Akkadian
𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 Sumerian
𒋾𒅅𒊏 Elamite