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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