Ҷиза

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian جِیزَه (jīza), from Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (al-jīza).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiza/, [d͡ʒi.zä]

Proper noun

Ҷиза • (Jiza) (Persian spelling جِیزَه)

  1. 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)
  2. Giza (a governorate of Egypt)
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