زرافه

See also: زرافة‎

Malay

زرافه

Alternative forms

zirafah

Etymology

From Arabic زَرَافَة‎ (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ‎ (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zirafah/
Rhymes: -fah, -ah

Noun

زرافه (Rumi spelling zirafah‎)

giraffe (Mammal)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic زَرَافَة‎ (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ‎ (zarāfa), ultimately from Persian ‎ (zornâpâ), a compound of ‎ (zornâ, “flute, zurna”) and ‎ (pâ, “leg”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zaɾɑːˈfa/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /zaɾɑːˈfa/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /zæɾɒːˈfe/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /zaɾɔˈfa/

Noun

زرافه • (zarâfe) (plural زرافه‌ها‎ (zarâfe-hâ))

giraffe (Mammal)

Synonyms

شترگاوپلنگ‎ (šotorgâvpalang) / اشترگاوپلنگ‎ (oštorgâvpalang)
زراف‎ (zarâf)
زرناپا‎ (zornâpâ)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “زراف”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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