زرناپا

Persian

Alternative forms

• سرناپا (sornâpâ)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?

Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)

Proto-Indo-European *ped-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *pṓds

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts

Proto-Iranian *pā́dah

Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)

Classical Persian پَا (pā)

Persian زرناپا

From زرنا (zurnā / zornâ, “flute, zurna”) +‎ پا (pā / pâ, “leg”). Doublet of زرافه (zarāfa / zarâfe), a reborrowing from Arabic.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zur.naː.ˈpaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zʊɾ.nɑː.pʰɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zʊɾ.nɑː.pʰɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zʊɾ.nɑː.pʰɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zuɾ.nɔː.pʰɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zoɹ.nɒː.pʰɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zuɾ.nɔ.pʰɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	zurnāpā
Dari reading?	zurnāpā
Iranian reading?	zornâpâ
Tajik reading?	zurnopo

Noun

زرناپا • (zurnāpā / zornâpâ) (plural زرناپایان (zurnāpāyān / zornâpâyân), or زرناپاها (zurnāpā-hā / zornâpâ-hâ), Tajik spelling зурнопо)

1. giraffe

   Synonyms: شترگاوپلنگ (šuturgāwpalang / šotorgâvpalang), زرافه (zarāfa / zarâfe)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: سرناپا (surnapa), زرناپا (zurnapa)
  • Turkish: zurnapa
• → Classical Syriac: ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ā), ܙܪܐܦܗ, ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)
  • → Arabic: زَرَافَة (zarāfa), زُرَافَة (zurāfa) (see there for further descendants)
• → Middle Armenian: զուռնափայ (zuṙnapʻay)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “زراف”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.
• "surnipâ". Ferit Devellioğlu, Osmanlica Lûgât.
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973), “զուրափէ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 110a