dicle

Definition of dicle

1) A river in Kurdistan (Turkey and Iraq), from an Aryan (Iranian) source akin to words for “arrow” 2) Kurdish name for girl 3) a town of Kurdish city Diyarbakir (Amed), also known as Pîran.

Other forms

tîjle, dîjla

Etymology

From Avestan tighri- "arrow".

Related to "tîj" (sharp) and "tîr" (arrow) in Kurdish.

See tîr and tîj.

It forms or part of

tîr, tîj, tuj

It also exists as a loan word in

Turkish Dicle
Armenian Tigra and Dikra (as in Dikranakert)
Arabic دجلة Dijlah

Updated on October 7, 2023

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