زرافہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (zarāfa), from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa). Possibly influenced by English giraffe.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zɪ.ɾɑː.fəɦ/

Noun

زِرافَہ • (zirāfah) m (Hindi spelling ज़िराफ़ा)

giraffe

References

“زرافہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“زرافہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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