زرافه
See also: زرافة
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
زرافه (Rumi spelling zirafah)
- giraffe (Mammal)
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa), ultimately from Classical Persian زُرنَاپَا (zurnāpā), a compound of زُرنَا (zurnā, “flute, zurna”) and پَا (pā, “leg”).
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- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [za.ɾɑː.ˈfa]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [zæ.ɹɒː.fé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [zä.ɾɔ.fǽ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zarāfa |
Dari reading? | zarāfa |
Iranian reading? | zarâfe |
Tajik reading? | zarofa |
Noun edit
زرافه • (zarâfe) (plural زرافهها (zarâfe-hâ))
- giraffe (Mammal)
Synonyms edit
- شترگاوپلنگ (šotorgâvpalang) / اشترگاوپلنگ (oštorgâvpalang)
- زراف (zarâf)
- زرناپا (zornâpâ)
References edit
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زراف”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press