Giza

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English

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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

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Homophone: geezer

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

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Etymology

From Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (il-Gīza), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Giza f

  1. Giza (a city in Egypt)

Polish

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Giza

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (il-Gīza)

Proper noun

Giza f

  1. Giza (a city in Egypt)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Giese or a variant of Giża with mazurzenie.

Proper noun

Giza m pers

  1. a male surname from German
Declension

Proper noun

Giza f

  1. a female surname from German
Declension

Further reading

  • Giza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Giza in PWN's encyclopedia
  • Giza”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022