"Giza" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡiːzə/
Rhymes: -iːzə 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)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|arz|اَلْجِيزَة|tr=il-Gīza}} Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (il-Gīza), {{cognate|syc|ܓܹܣܵܐ|t=side|tr=gissa}} Classical Syriac ܓܹܣܵܐ (gissa, “side”), {{cognate|fa|دز|t=castle|tr=dez}} Persian دز (dez, “castle”), {{cognate|egy|r-gs-ḥr||on the side of the high one (pyramid)}} Egyptian r-gs-ḥr (“on the side of the high one (pyramid)”) Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Giza Categories (place): Cities in Egypt, Places in Egypt Synonyms: Gizah, Gize, Gizé, Gizeh [archaic] Translations (city in Egypt): اَلْجِيزَة (al-jīza) [feminine] (Arabic), الجيزة (il-Gīza) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), Gizeh [feminine] (Catalan), 吉薩 /吉萨 (Jísà) (Chinese Mandarin), ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ (tipersēs) [feminine] (Coptic), Gizeh [masculine] (French), Gizeh [neuter] (German), Γκίζα (Gkíza) [feminine] (Greek), गीज़ा (Gīzā) (Hindi), Giza [feminine] (Italian), ギーザ (Gīza) (Japanese), 기자 (Gija) (Korean), Tipersis [feminine] (Latin), Giza [feminine] (Latin), Giza [feminine] (Polish), Gizé [feminine] (Portuguese), Ги́за (Gíza) [feminine] (Russian), Guiza [feminine] (Spanish)

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