טיגריס

Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Indo-Iranian language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤiɡris/

Noun

טיגריס • (ṭīgrīs) m (plural טיגריס)

  1. tiger
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Chullin, 59b:
      אמר רב יהודה: קרש טביא דבי עילאי, טגרס אריא דבי עילאי.
      Rabbi Judah said: A qeresh is the gazelle of the house of Ilay, A tiger is the lion of the house of Ilay.

Descendants

  • Classical Syriac: ܛܝܓܪܝܣ (ṭīḡrīs)

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Indo-Iranian language. First attested in the Babylonian Talmud before 500 CE.

Pronunciation

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Noun

טִיגְרִיס • (tígris) m

  1. tiger

See also

  • פַּנְתֵּר (“a panther”)

References

  • “טיגריס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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