ג׳ירפה

Hebrew

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), further etymology is disputed. Perhaps from Classical Persian زرناپا (zornâpâ, “giraffe”), a compound of زرنا (zornâ, “flute, zurna”) and پا (pâ, “leg”), or from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

Noun

גִ׳ירָפָה • (jiráfa) f (plural indefinite גִ׳ירָפוֹת, singular construct גִ׳ירָפַת־, plural construct גִ׳ירָפוֹת־, masculine counterpart גִ׳ירָף)

  1. a (female) giraffe

References

  • “גִ׳ירָפָה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "ג׳ירפה" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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