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טיגריס. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Aramaic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Indo-Iranian language.
Pronunciation
Noun
טיגריס • (ṭīgrīs) m (plural טיגריס)
- 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.
Hebrew
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Indo-Iranian language. First attested in the Babylonian Talmud before 500 CE.
Pronunciation
Noun
טִיגְרִיס • (tígris) m
- a tiger
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