Giza

See also: Appendix:Variations of "giza"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡiːzə/

Homophone: geezer

  • Rhymes: -iːzə

Proper noun

Giza

  1. 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

References

  • Carsten Peust, Konstanz (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen, 2010, p. 44

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒid.d͡za/
  • Rhymes: -iddza
  • Hyphenation: Gì‧za

Proper noun

Giza f

  1. Giza (a town in Egypt)

Polish

Etymology

From German Giese or from Polish Giża with mazurzenie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡi.za/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iza
  • Syllabification: Gi‧za

Proper noun

Giza m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Giza f

  1. a female surname

Declension

Derived terms

  • Gizianka
  • Gizina

Further reading

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    +”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
  • Appendix:Polish surnames
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