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Shatt al-Arab
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Shatt-al-Arab
English
Alternative forms
en Shatt-al-Arab
Etymology
From en ar شَطّ اَلْعَرَب stream of the Arabs. en ar ش ط ط ع ر ب
Pronunciation
en /ˌʃæt æl ˈæɹ.əb/
Proper noun
1
en river in Southwest Iraq, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris; the southern end of the river constitutes the border between c/Iraq and c/Iran down to the mouth of the river as it discharges into the Persian Gulf.
Synonyms
en Arvand Rud from Persian
Translations
river
Arabic: ar شَطُّ العَرَب m
Armenian: hy Շատտ էլ-Արաբ
Japanese: ja シャットゥルアラブ川 Shattu aru Arabu-gawa
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ckb شەتولعەرەب
Persian: fa اروندرود arvand-rud
Portuguese: pt Xatalárabe, pt Chate Alárabe
Russian: ru Шатт-эль-А́раб
Turkish: tr Şattülarap
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