Giza

== English == === Alternative forms === Gizah, Gize, Gizé, Gizeh (archaic) === 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/ Rhymes: -iːzə Homophone: geezer === Proper noun === Giza 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. A governorate of Egypt. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== Carsten Peust, Konstanz (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen, 2010, p. 44 === Anagrams === Gazi, gazi == Italian == === Etymology === From Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (il-Gīza), of uncertain origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡi.za/, /ˈd͡ʒid.d͡za/ Rhymes: -iza, -iddza Hyphenation: Gì‧za Homophone: ghisa === Proper noun === Giza f Giza (a city in Egypt) == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡi.za/ Rhymes: -iza Syllabification: Gi‧za === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (il-Gīza) ==== Proper noun ==== Giza f Giza (a city in Egypt) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from German Giese or a variant of Giża with mazurzenie. ==== Proper noun ==== Giza m pers a male surname from German ===== Declension ===== ==== Proper noun ==== Giza f 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], 2025–2030