Giza
See also: Appendix:Variations of "giza"
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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)”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -iːzə
Proper noun
editGiza
- 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
editcity in Egypt
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References
edit- Carsten Peust, Konstanz (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen, 2010, p. 44
Anagrams
editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (il-Gīza), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGiza f
Polish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (il-Gīza)
Proper noun
editGiza f
Declension
editDeclension of Giza
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from German Giese or a variant of Giża with mazurzenie.
Proper noun
editGiza m pers
- a male surname from German
Declension
editDeclension of Giza
Proper noun
editGiza f
- a female surname from German
Declension
editDeclension of Giza
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