زرافة

See also: زرافه‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ‎ (zārīp̄ā), variant of ܙܪܢܦܐ‎ (zarnāp̄ā); ultimately from Persian ‎ (zurnāpā), a compound of ‎ (zurnā, “flute, zurna”) and ‎ (pā, “leg”). Probably not to be put to Ge'ez ዘራት, ዛራት (zärat, zarat), Tigre / Tigrinya ዘራፍ (zäraf), Blin ዘራፍ (zarā́f) (possibly from Arabic), Tigre / Tigrinya ዝዖታ (zəʿota) (= Blin ድዖታ (dəʿṓtā), Saho ዞዖታ (zoʿṓtā)), Amharic ጅራተ ቀጭን (ǧəratä ḳäč̣č̣ən, literally “thin-tail”), Somali geri, Saho ገረ (garā), Afar garaa, Xamtanga jeraa, all meaning “giraffe”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /za.raː.fa/
IPA^(key): /zu.raː.fa/

Noun

زَرَافَة or زُرَافَة • (zarāfa or zurāfa) f (plural زَرَافَى‎ (zarāfā) or زُرَافَى‎ (zurāfā) or زَرَائِف‎ (zarāʾif))

giraffe (mammal)

Declension

Declension of noun زَرَافَة (zarāfa)‎; زُرَافَة (zurāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَرَافَة‎; زُرَافَة zarāfa‎; zurāfa	الزَّرَافَة‎‎; الزُّرَافَة‎ az-zarāfa‎; az-zurāfa	زَرَافَة‎; زُرَافَة zarāfat‎; zurāfat
Nominative	زَرَافَةٌ‎; زُرَافَةٌ zarāfatun‎; zurāfatun	الزَّرَافَةُ‎‎; الزُّرَافَةُ‎ az-zarāfatu‎; az-zurāfatu	زَرَافَةُ‎; زُرَافَةُ zarāfatu‎; zurāfatu
Accusative	زَرَافَةً‎; زُرَافَةً zarāfatan‎; zurāfatan	الزَّرَافَةَ‎‎; الزُّرَافَةَ‎ az-zarāfata‎; az-zurāfata	زَرَافَةَ‎; زُرَافَةَ zarāfata‎; zurāfata
Genitive	زَرَافَةٍ‎; زُرَافَةٍ zarāfatin‎; zurāfatin	الزَّرَافَةِ‎‎; الزُّرَافَةِ‎ az-zarāfati‎; az-zurāfati	زَرَافَةِ‎; زُرَافَةِ zarāfati‎; zurāfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَرَافَتَيْن‎‎; زُرَافَتَيْن‎ zarāfatayn‎; zurāfatayn	الزَّرَافَتَيْن‎‎; الزُّرَافَتَيْن‎ az-zarāfatayn‎; az-zurāfatayn	زَرَافَتَيْ‎‎; زُرَافَتَيْ‎ zarāfatay‎; zurāfatay
Nominative	زَرَافَتَانِ‎‎; زُرَافَتَانِ‎ zarāfatāni‎; zurāfatāni	الزَّرَافَتَانِ‎‎; الزُّرَافَتَانِ‎ az-zarāfatāni‎; az-zurāfatāni	زَرَافَتَا‎‎; زُرَافَتَا‎ zarāfatā‎; zurāfatā
Accusative	زَرَافَتَيْنِ‎‎; زُرَافَتَيْنِ‎ zarāfatayni‎; zurāfatayni	الزَّرَافَتَيْنِ‎‎; الزُّرَافَتَيْنِ‎ az-zarāfatayni‎; az-zurāfatayni	زَرَافَتَيْ‎‎; زُرَافَتَيْ‎ zarāfatay‎; zurāfatay
Genitive	زَرَافَتَيْنِ‎‎; زُرَافَتَيْنِ‎ zarāfatayni‎; zurāfatayni	الزَّرَافَتَيْنِ‎‎; الزُّرَافَتَيْنِ‎ az-zarāfatayni‎; az-zurāfatayni	زَرَافَتَيْ‎‎; زُرَافَتَيْ‎ zarāfatay‎; zurāfatay
Plural	broken plural invariable‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَرَافَى‎‎; زُرَافَى‎‎; زَرَائِف‎ zarāfā‎; zurāfā‎; zarāʾif	الزَّرَافَى‎‎; الزُّرَافَى‎‎; الزَّرَائِف‎ az-zarāfā‎; az-zurāfā‎; az-zarāʾif	زَرَافَى‎‎; زُرَافَى‎‎; زَرَائِف‎ zarāfā‎; zurāfā‎; zarāʾif
Nominative	زَرَافَى‎‎; زُرَافَى‎‎; زَرَائِفُ‎ zarāfā‎; zurāfā‎; zarāʾifu	الزَّرَافَى‎‎; الزُّرَافَى‎‎; الزَّرَائِفُ‎ az-zarāfā‎; az-zurāfā‎; az-zarāʾifu	زَرَافَى‎‎; زُرَافَى‎‎; زَرَائِفُ‎ zarāfā‎; zurāfā‎; zarāʾifu
Accusative	زَرَافَى‎‎; زُرَافَى‎‎; زَرَائِفَ‎ zarāfā‎; zurāfā‎; zarāʾifa	الزَّرَافَى‎‎; الزُّرَافَى‎‎; الزَّرَائِفَ‎ az-zarāfā‎; az-zurāfā‎; az-zarāʾifa	زَرَافَى‎‎; زُرَافَى‎‎; زَرَائِفَ‎ zarāfā‎; zurāfā‎; zarāʾifa
Genitive	زَرَافَى‎‎; زُرَافَى‎‎; زَرَائِفَ‎ zarāfā‎; zurāfā‎; zarāʾifa	الزَّرَافَى‎‎; الزُّرَافَى‎‎; الزَّرَائِفِ‎ az-zarāfā‎; az-zurāfā‎; az-zarāʾifi	زَرَافَى‎‎; زُرَافَى‎‎; زَرَائِفِ‎ zarāfā‎; zurāfā‎; zarāʾifi

Etymology 2

From the concept of a giraffe being an amalgam of several animals jointly; compare Persian ‎ (šotorgâvpalang, “giraffe”, literally “camel-ox-leopard”) and Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλῐς (kamēlopárdalis, “giraffe”).

Noun

زَرَافَة • (zarāfa) f (plural زَرَافَات‎ (zarāfāt))

group of people, cluster of people, body of people
‏زَرَافَاتٍ وَ‌وُحْدَانًا‎ ― zarāfātin wa-wuḥdānan ― jointly and severally; in groups and alone

Declension

Declension of noun زَرَافَة (zarāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَرَافَة zarāfa	الزَّرَافَة‎ az-zarāfa	زَرَافَة zarāfat
Nominative	زَرَافَةٌ zarāfatun	الزَّرَافَةُ‎ az-zarāfatu	زَرَافَةُ zarāfatu
Accusative	زَرَافَةً zarāfatan	الزَّرَافَةَ‎ az-zarāfata	زَرَافَةَ zarāfata
Genitive	زَرَافَةٍ zarāfatin	الزَّرَافَةِ‎ az-zarāfati	زَرَافَةِ zarāfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَرَافَتَيْن‎ zarāfatayn	الزَّرَافَتَيْن‎ az-zarāfatayn	زَرَافَتَيْ‎ zarāfatay
Nominative	زَرَافَتَانِ‎ zarāfatāni	الزَّرَافَتَانِ‎ az-zarāfatāni	زَرَافَتَا‎ zarāfatā
Accusative	زَرَافَتَيْنِ‎ zarāfatayni	الزَّرَافَتَيْنِ‎ az-zarāfatayni	زَرَافَتَيْ‎ zarāfatay
Genitive	زَرَافَتَيْنِ‎ zarāfatayni	الزَّرَافَتَيْنِ‎ az-zarāfatayni	زَرَافَتَيْ‎ zarāfatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَرَافَات‎ zarāfāt	الزَّرَافَات‎ az-zarāfāt	زَرَافَات‎ zarāfāt
Nominative	زَرَافَاتٌ‎ zarāfātun	الزَّرَافَاتُ‎ az-zarāfātu	زَرَافَاتُ‎ zarāfātu
Accusative	زَرَافَاتٍ‎ zarāfātin	الزَّرَافَاتِ‎ az-zarāfāti	زَرَافَاتِ‎ zarāfāti
Genitive	زَرَافَاتٍ‎ zarāfātin	الزَّرَافَاتِ‎ az-zarāfāti	زَرَافَاتِ‎ zarāfāti

References

Hommel, Fritz (1879) Die Namen der Säugethiere bei den südsemitischen Völkern als Beiträge zur arabischen und äthiopischen Lexicographie, zur semitischen Kulturforschung und Sprachvergleichung und zur Geschichte der Mittelmeerfauna. Mit steter Berücksichtigung auch der assyrischen und hebräischen Thiernamen und geographischen und literaturgeschichtlichen Excursen‎ (in German), Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, pages 230–231
Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, page 47
Lane, Edward William (1863), “زرافة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1226–1227
Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 644
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