razzia

See also: Razzia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة‎ (ḡaziya), equalling Arabic غَزْوَة‎ (ḡazwa, “raid, military campaign”). Doublet of ghazwa.

Noun

razzia (plural razzias)

1. A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غزية‎

Noun

razzia

1. a forceful, (ideally) unannounced operation by a (para-)military organ at suspicion of crime

Declension

Declension of razzia

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	razzia	razziaen	razziaer	razziaerne
genitive	razzias	razziaens	razziaers	razziaernes

References

• “razzia” in Den Danske Ordbog

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French

Etymology

From earlier razia (1830), borrowed from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة‎ (ḡaziya), classical Arabic غَزْوَة‎ (ḡazwa, “raid, military campaign”). Compare Portuguese gazia.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.zja/

Noun

razzia f (plural razzias)

1. (military) raid [from 1840s]

Derived terms

• razzier

Descendants

• → Czech: razie
• → Danish: razzia
• → Dutch: razzia
  • → Indonesian: razia
• → English: razzia
• → Finnish: ratsia
• → German: Razzia
  • → Hungarian: razzia
• → Italian: razzia
• → Portuguese: razia
• → Spanish: razia

Further reading

• “razzia” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Razzia, from French razzia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ˈrɒzːijɒ]
• Hyphenation: raz‧zia
• Rhymes: -jɒ

Noun

razzia (plural razziák)

1. raid (an attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	razzia	razziák
accusative	razziát	razziákat
dative	razziának	razziáknak
instrumental	razziával	razziákkal
causal-final	razziáért	razziákért
translative	razziává	razziákká
terminative	razziáig	razziákig
essive-formal	razziaként	razziákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	razziában	razziákban
superessive	razzián	razziákon
adessive	razziánál	razziáknál
illative	razziába	razziákba
sublative	razziára	razziákra
allative	razziához	razziákhoz
elative	razziából	razziákból
delative	razziáról	razziákról
ablative	razziától	razziáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	razziáé	razziáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	razziáéi	razziákéi

Possessive forms of razzia
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	razziám	razziáim
2nd person sing.	razziád	razziáid
3rd person sing.	razziája	razziái
1st person plural	razziánk	razziáink
2nd person plural	razziátok	razziáitok
3rd person plural	razziájuk	razziáik

Derived terms

• razziázik

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Italian

Etymology

Via French razzia from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة‎ (ḡaziya).

Noun

razzia f (plural razzie)

1. raid, plundering

   Synonym: saccheggio

Derived terms

• razziare

Verb

razzia

1. third-person singular present indicative of razziare
2. second-person singular imperative of razziare

Anagrams

• arazzi

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Spanish

Noun

razzia f (plural razzias)

1. Alternative form of razia