Where does “zirafah” come from?
zirafah (Malay) comes from Arabic زرافة, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ, from Persian زرناپا, from Persian پَا — leg.
zirafah (Malay): giraffe; Nonstandard form of jerapah
Definitions
- giraffe; Nonstandard form of jerapah
Ancestry of “zirafah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | زرافة | giraffe; group of people, cluster of people, body... |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܙܪܝܦܐ | — |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܙܪܢܦܐ | giraffe |
| 4 | Persian | زرناپا | giraffe |
| 5 | Persian | پَا | leg |
Words derived from “zirafah”