زرافه

See also: زرافة

Malay

زرافه

Alternative forms

• zirafah

Etymology

From Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zirafah/
• Rhymes: -fah, -ah

Noun

زرافه (Rumi spelling zirafah)

1. giraffe (Mammal)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa), ultimately from Classical Persian زُرنَاپَا (zurnāpā), a compound of زُرنَا (zurnā, “flute, zurna”) and پَا (pā, “leg”).

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [za.ɾɑː.ˈfa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.ɾɑː.fǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.ɾɑː.fǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zä.ɾɑː.fǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zä.ɾɔː.fǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæ.ɹɒː.fé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zä.ɾɔ.fǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	zarāfa
Dari reading?	zarāfa
Iranian reading?	zarâfe
Tajik reading?	zarofa

Noun

زرافه • (zarâfe) (plural زرافه‌ها (zarâfe-hâ))

1. giraffe (Mammal)

Synonyms

• شترگاوپلنگ (šotorgâvpalang) / اشترگاوپلنگ (oštorgâvpalang)
• زراف (zarâf)
• زرناپا (zornâpâ)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زراف”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press