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Where does “zarafah” come from?

zarafah (Indonesian) comes from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.

zarafah (Indonesian): Alternative form of jerapah

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jerapah

Ancestry of “zarafah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
2Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
3Persianزُرنَاپَا—
4Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَا →