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Giza
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Appendix:Variations of "giza"
English
Alternative forms
en Gizah Gize Gizé Gizeh archaic
Etymology
From en arz اَلْجِيزَة il-Gīza. The etymology is uncertain. Al-Maqrizi derives it from syc ܓܸܣܵܐ gessā side. Peust suggests a Persian etymology from fa دز dez castle. Everett-Heath suggests an Egyptian etymology from egy r-gs-ḥr on the side of the high one (pyramid).
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡiːzə/
en iːzə 2
en geezer<a:UK>
Proper noun
,+ Governorate
en Q81788 en city on the west bank of the river/Nile river c/Egypt famous for its ancient monuments including the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid of Giza.
en Q30832 en governorate c/Egypt.
Translations
city in Egypt
Arabic: ar اَلْجِيزَة f
Egyptian Arabic: arz الجيزة f il-Gīza
Catalan: ca Gizeh f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 吉薩 Jísà
Coptic: cop ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ f
French: fr Gizeh m
German: de Gizeh n
Greek: el Γκίζα f
Hindi: hi गीज़ा Gīzā
Italian: it Giza f
Japanese: ja ギーザ Gīza
Korean: ko ^기자
Latin: la Tipersis f, la Giza f
Odia: or ଗିଜା
Persian: fa جِیزَه جِیزَه
Polish: pl Giza f
Portuguese: pt Gizé f
Russian: ru Ги́за f
Spanish: es Guiza f
Tajik: tg Ҷиза
References
Carsten Peust, Konstanz (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen, 2010, p. 44
Anagrams
en agiz Gazi gazi
en exonyms
Italian
it:
Etymology
From it arz اَلْجِيزَة il-Gīza, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
Ghisa,Gidza
it ghisa
Proper noun
f
it city c/Egypt Giza
it exonyms
Polish
pl:
thumb|Giza
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Giza.wav
Etymology 1
pl :bor arz:اَلْجِيزَة<tr:il-Gīza> + 1
Proper noun
f
pl city c/Egypt Giza
Declension
s
Etymology 2
pl de Giese or a variant of pl Giża with en mazurzenie.
Proper noun
m-pr
pl m German
Declension
Giza Gizowie Gizy Gizów Gizie Gizom Gizę Gizów Gizą Gizami Gizie Gizach Gizo Gizowie
Proper noun
f
pl f German
Declension
Further reading
pl exonyms