ג׳ירפה
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), further etymology is disputed. Perhaps from Persian زرناپا (zornâpâ, “giraffe”), a compound of زرنا (zornâ, “flute, zurna”) and پا (pâ, “leg”), or from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa).
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /dʒiˈʁafa/
Noun edit
גִ׳ירָפָה • (jiráfa) f (masculine counterpart גִ'ירָף)
- a (female) giraffe