טיגריס
Aramaic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), named after the Tigris river, from an Indo-Iranian language.
Pronunciation
Noun
טיגריס • (ṭīgrīs) m (plural טיגריס)
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), named after the Tigris river, from an Indo-Iranian language. First attested in the Babylonian Talmud before 500 CE.
Noun
טִיגְרִיס • (tígris) m
- a tiger
See also
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