Tigris
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Tigris
- /ˈtaɪɡɹɪs/
Where it comes from
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).
proper noun the Tigris
- 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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Talk about this word "Tigris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tigris. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tigris. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tigris "Tigris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tigris.Cite this
@misc{tigris_2026,
title = {Tigris},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tigris},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
