żrafa

Maltese

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)
    Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.
    Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor.
    Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)
    Maltese żrafa

    From Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa). Doublet of ġiraff.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈzraː.fa/
    • Rhymes: -aːfa

    Noun

    żrafa f

    1. (obsolete) giraffe
      Synonym: ġiraff
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