Aramaic

Noun

טיגריס • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural טיגריס)

1. tiger

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably borrowing 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”)