ġiraff

Maltese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)

Classical Persian پَا (pā)

Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.

Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.

Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.

Italian giraffabor.

Maltese ġiraff

Borrowed from Italian giraffa. Doublet of żrafa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪˈraf/

Noun

ġiraff m (plural ġiraffi, feminine ġiraffa)

1. giraffe

   Synonym: (obsolete) żrafa

Related terms

• Zerafa