ġiraff

Maltese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?

Classical Persian سرنا

Proto-Indo-European *ped-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *pṓds

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts

Proto-Iranian *pā́dah

Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)

Classical Persian پَا (pā)

Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.

Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.

Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.

Italian giraffabor.

Maltese ġiraff

Borrowed from Italian giraffa. Doublet of żrafa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪˈraf/

Noun

ġiraff m (plural ġiraffi, feminine ġiraffa)

1. giraffe

   Synonym: (obsolete) żrafa

Related terms

• Zerafa