"Ziz" meaning in English

See Ziz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈzɪz/
Rhymes: -ɪz Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew זיז. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|he|זיז}} Borrowed from Hebrew זיז Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ziz
  1. (Judaism) A giant bird resembling a griffin in Jewish mythology. Wikidata QID: Q207056 Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-Ziz-en-name-en:Q207056
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈzɪz/
Rhymes: -ɪz Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic زيز. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ar|زيز}} Borrowed from Arabic زيز Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ziz
  1. A river in Morocco and Algeria. Categories (place): Places in Algeria, Places in Morocco, Rivers in Algeria, Rivers in Morocco
    Sense id: en-Ziz-en-name-l078s~hu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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