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 • (dijla) f

  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
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