ג׳ירפה
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), further etymology is disputed. Perhaps from Classical Persian زرناپا (zornâpâ, “giraffe”), a compound of زرنا (zornâ, “flute, zurna”) and پا (pâ, “leg”), or from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /dʒiˈʁafa/
Noun
[edit]גִ׳ירָפָה • (jiráfa) f (masculine counterpart גִ'ירָף)
- a (female) giraffe
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- Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Hebrew terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ped-
- Hebrew terms derived from Middle Persian
- Hebrew terms derived from Old Persian
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- Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Hebrew terms derived from Arabic
- Hebrew terms derived from Classical Persian
- Hebrew terms derived from Classical Syriac
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- Hebrew feminine nouns
- he:Even-toed ungulates