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)
    • Turkish: Dicle
  • → Uzbek: Dajla