زرافہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زرافه (zarāfa), from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa). Possibly influenced by English giraffe.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zɪ.ɾɑː.fəɦ/

Noun

زِرافَہ • (zirāfah) m (Hindi spelling ज़िराफ़ा)

1. giraffe

References

• “زرافہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “زرافہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.