Giza
See also: Appendix:Variations of "giza"
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Etymology edit
From Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (il-Gīza). The etymology is uncertain. Al-Maqrizi derives it from Classical Syriac ܓܹܣܵܐ (gissa, “side”). Peust suggests a Persian etymology from Persian دز (dez, “castle”). Everett-Heath suggests an Egyptian etymology from Egyptian r-gs-ḥr (“on the side of the high one (pyramid)”).
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- Rhymes: -iːzə
Proper noun edit
Giza
- A city on the west bank of the Nile river, Egypt, famous for its ancient monuments including the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Translations edit
city in Egypt
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References edit
- Carsten Peust, Konstanz (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen, 2010, p. 44
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Giza f
Polish edit
Etymology edit
From German Giese or from Polish Giża with mazurzenie.
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Giza m pers
- a male surname
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Declension of Giza
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Giza f
- a female surname
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Declension of Giza
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