Shatt al-Arab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river in Southwest Iraq, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris; the southern end of the river constitutes the border between Iraq and Iran down to the mouth of the river as it discharges into the Persian Gulf.

Pronunciation

/ˌʃæt æl ˈæɹ.əb/

Word forms

Shatt al-Arab Shatt-al-Arab

Etymology

From Arabic شَطّ اَلْعَرَب (šaṭṭ al-ʕarab, literally “stream of the Arabs”).

Synonyms

Arvand Rud
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