ג׳ירפה
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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