دجلة

See also: دجله

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic דיגלת (diḡlāṯ), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (idiqlat), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (idigna, idigina).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /did͡ʒ.la/

Proper noun

دِجْلَة • (dijlaf

  1. the Tigris (so called because it covers or floods the land with water, like a lake)

Declension

Declension of noun دِجْلَة (dijla)
singular singular diptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal دِجْلَة
dijla
nominative دِجْلَةُ
dijlatu
accusative دِجْلَةَ
dijlata
genitive دِجْلَةَ
dijlata

Descendants

  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: Dîjla, Dîcle
  • Persian: دجله (dejle)
    • Azerbaijani: Dəclə
    • Bengali: দজলা (dojola)
    • Hindi: दजला (dajlā)
    • Punjabi: ਦਜਲਾ (dajlā)
    • Tatar: Diclä
    • Ottoman Turkish: دجله (Dicle)
    • Uzbek: Dajla