Tigris
WordNet
noun
(1) An Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from Old Persian Tigrā, from Akkadian idiqlat, from Sumerian idigna, literally 'fast as an arrow', because the Tigris is rough and fast flowing.
Proper noun
Tigris
- A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from 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.