sjiraff

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

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 زَرَافَة (zarāfa)der.
    Norwegian Bokmål sjiraff

    From Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa) •.

    Noun

    sjiraff m (definite singular sjiraffen, indefinite plural sjiraffer, definite plural sjiraffene)

    1. a giraffe (mammal)
      Sjiraffer har lange halser.
      Giraffes have long necks.

    References

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    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 زَرَافَة (zarāfa)der.
      Norwegian Nynorsk sjiraff

      From Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa) •.

      Noun

      sjiraff m (definite singular sjiraffen, indefinite plural sjiraffar, definite plural sjiraffane)

      1. a giraffe (mammal)
        Sjiraffar har lange halsar.
        Giraffes have long necks.

      References

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