ܛܝܓܪܝܣ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris); compare Latin tīgris and Hebrew טִיגְרִיס (ṭîḡrîs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tˤiɣˈris] (singular and plural)
Noun
ܛܝܓܪܝܣ • (ṭīḡrīs) f (plural ܛܝܓܪܝܣ)
- tiger, tigress
- Synonym: ܒܒܪܐ
References
- “ṭygrys”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-28
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 526a