טיגריס

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Aramaic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Indo-Iranian language.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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טיגריס (ṭīgrīsm (plural טיגריס)

  1. tiger
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Chullin 59b:
      .אמר רב יהודה: קרש טביא דבי עילאי, טגרס אריא דבי עילאי
      Rabbi Judah said: A qeresh is the gazelle of the house of Ilay, A tiger is the lion of the house of Ilay.

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Indo-Iranian language. First attested in the Babylonian Talmud before 500 CE.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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טִיגְרִיס (tígrism

  1. a tiger

See also

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