- Tigris
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[Tigris 词源字典] - 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."[Tigris etymology, Tigris origin, 英语词源]