ġiraff

Maltese

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.
    Italian giraffabor.
    Maltese ġiraff

    Borrowed from Italian giraffa. Doublet of żrafa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪˈraf/

    Noun

    ġiraff m (plural ġiraffi, feminine ġiraffa)

    1. giraffe
      Synonym: (obsolete) żrafa
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