Shatt al-Arab

See also: Shatt-al-Arab

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌʃæt æl ˈæɹ.əb/[1]

Proper noun

Shatt al-Arab

  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.

Synonyms
  • Arvand Rud (from Persian)

Translations

References
  1. “Shatt al-Arab”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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