טיגריס

Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Indo-Iranian language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤiɡris/

Noun

טיגריס • (ṭīgrīs) m (plural טיגריס)

1. tiger
   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Chullin 59b:

     .אמר רב יהודה: קרש טביא דבי עילאי, טגרס אריא דבי עילאי

     Rabbi Judah said: A qeresh is the gazelle of the house of Ilay, A tiger is the lion of the house of Ilay.

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Indo-Iranian language. First attested in the Babylonian Talmud before 500 CE.

Pronunciation

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Noun

טִיגְרִיס • (tígris) m

1. tiger

See also

• פַּנְתֵּר (“a panther”)

References

• “טיגריס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• טיגריס on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he