زرافه

See also: زرافة

Malay

Noun

زرافه (plural زرافه-زرافه or زرافه٢)

1. Jawi spelling of zirafah.‎

Persian

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زرافه

Wikipedia ^fa

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?

Classical Persian سرنا

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 ܙܪܝܦܐbor.

Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.

Persian زرافه

Borrowed from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ, borrowed from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā), from سرنا + پَا (pā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /za.ɾaː.ˈfa/

 

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

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

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

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

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

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Noun

Dari	زرافه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	заррофа

زرافه • (zarâfe) (plural زرافه‌ها)

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