zirafah

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• jerapah
• zarafah

Etymology

From Malay zirafah, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa). Doublet of jerapah, zarafah.

Noun

zirafah (first-person possessive zirafahku, second-person possessive zirafahmu, third-person possessive zirafahnya)

1. Nonstandard form of jerapah.

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zirafah (Jawi spelling زرافه, plural zirafah-zirafah, informal 1st possessive zirafahku, 2nd possessive zirafahmu, 3rd possessive zirafahnya)

1. giraffe (Mammal)

Alternative forms

• jerapah (Indonesian)