Tigris的词源

英文词源

Tigris

river in Turkey and Iraq, from an Iranian source akin to words for "arrow," probably in reference to the swiftness of its current. Compare Old Persian tigra- "sharp, pointed," Avestan tighri- "arrow."

中文词源

Tigris：底格里斯河

伊拉克古文明发源地河流，来自某波斯语词，比较古波斯语 tigra-,锋利的，像箭的，词源同 tiger,stick.

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