jirafa
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Basque
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Basque jirafa
Borrowed from Spanish jirafa, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).
Pronunciation
Noun
jirafa anim
Declension
Declension of jirafa (animate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | jirafa | jirafa | jirafak |
| ergative | jirafak | jirafak | jirafek |
| dative | jirafari | jirafari | jirafei |
| genitive | jirafaren | jirafaren | jirafen |
| comitative | jirafarekin | jirafarekin | jirafekin |
| causative | jirafarengatik | jirafarengatik | jirafengatik |
| benefactive | jirafarentzat | jirafarentzat | jirafentzat |
| instrumental | jirafaz | jirafaz | jirafez |
| inessive | jirafarengan | jirafarengan | jirafengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | jirafarengana | jirafarengana | jirafengana |
| terminative | jirafarenganaino | jirafarenganaino | jirafenganaino |
| directive | jirafarenganantz | jirafarenganantz | jirafenganantz |
| destinative | jirafarenganako | jirafarenganako | jirafenganako |
| ablative | jirafarengandik | jirafarengandik | jirafengandik |
| partitive | jirafarik | — | — |
| prolative | jirafatzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “jirafa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “jirafa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl jirafa
Noun
jirafa
Spanish
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Spanish jirafa
Borrowed from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa). Compare the obsolete doublet azorafa
Pronunciation
Noun
jirafa f (plural jirafas)
- giraffe
- Synonym: (obsolete) azorafa
- boom microphone
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “jirafa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
Uzbek
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Yangi Imlo | |
| Cyrillic | жирафа |
| Latin | jirafa |
| Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan) |
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Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).
Noun
jirafa (plural jirafalar)