טיגריס

Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris) and Latin tigris.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tˁiɡris/

Noun

טיגריס • (ṭīgrīs) m (plural טיגריס)

  1. tiger

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), named after the Tigris river, from an Indo-Iranian language. First attested in the Babylonian Talmud before 500 CE.

Noun

טִיגְרִיס • (tígris) m

  1. a tiger
    • a. 500 CE, Babylonian Talmud, Chullin 59b:
      ‏אמר רב יהודה קרש טביא דבי עילאי טגרס אריא דבי עילאי‎
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See also
  • פַּנְתֵּר‎ (“a panther”)
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