Tigris
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
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 (id₂idigna /Idigna/), possibly from 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /id/, “river”) + 𒉌 (i₃ /i/, finite prefix) + 𒁺 (g̃en, “went”) + 𒀀 (a /'a/, nominalising suffix).
释义（英文）
专有名词 Proper noun
- 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.