Gaza
English
Etymology 1
From Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʿazzā ~ ġazzā). The Greek form of the Septuagint reflects the older Hebrew pronunciation with /ɣ~ʁ/, a phoneme that later merged with /ʕ/.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːzə/, /ˈɡæzə/, (in bibical contexts also) /ˈɡeɪzə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Gaza
- A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant.
- A governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city.
- Ellipsis of the Gaza Strip: a region of Palestine, a north–south strip of land bordering the Mediterranean and the Sinai Peninsula at the southwestern end of the Levant.
- 2019 April 12, Annalisa Quinn, “The Small Rebellions of Sally Rooney’s Normal People”, in The Atlantic[1]:
- One critic [Madeleine Schwartz] recently noted that the politics of Rooney’s novels were largely “gestural,” with airy mentions of Gaza or austerity protests but not much radical substance.
- 2025 March 6, Rachel Hall, “‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator”, in The Guardian[2]:
- The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account last week – depicts a family emerging from the wreckage of war-torn Gaza into a beachside resort town lined with skyscrapers.
- Ellipsis of Wadi Gaza: a wadi, a valley in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Alternative forms
Synonyms
- (city): Gaza City
Derived terms
Translations
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Etymology 2
Proper noun
Gaza
- A province of Mozambique.
Catalan
Proper noun
Gaza f
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡaza]
- Rhymes: -aza
Proper noun
Gaza f (relational adjective gazský, demonym Gazan)
Declension
Further reading
- “Gaza”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gaza, from Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עזה (`aza).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣaː.zaː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ga‧za
Proper noun
Gaza f
- Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)
- short for Gazastrook
Derived terms
- Gazaan
- Gazastrook
- Gaziet
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.za/
- Rhymes: -za
Proper noun
Gaza f
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Latin Gaza. The now standard pronunciation with /z/ was influenced by English Gaza, perhaps also directly by Arabic غَزّة (ḡazza).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaːza/, (biblical, now archaic) /ˈɡaːtsa/
Proper noun
Gaza n (proper noun, genitive Gazas or (optionally with an article) Gaza)
Derived terms
Hawaiian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈka.ka/, [ˈkɐ.kə]
Proper noun
Gaza
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from the Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (Ġazzā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.d͡za/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.za/ (Northern Italian dialects)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡad.d͡za/ (Southern Italian dialects)
Proper noun
Gaza f
- a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant
- a governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city.
- ellipsis of Striscia di Gaza (“Gaza Strip”)
Synonyms
- (city): città di Gaza
Derived terms
- città di Gaza
- gaziano
- Striscia di Gaza
Related terms
See also
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה ('Áza).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡaz.za]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡad̪.d̪͡z̪a]
Proper noun
Gaza f sg (genitive Gazae); first declension
- Gaza (the capital of the Gaza Strip, Palestine)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Gaza |
genitive | Gazae |
dative | Gazae |
accusative | Gazam |
ablative | Gazā |
vocative | Gaza |
locative | Gazae |
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Gaza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.za/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aza
- Syllabification: Ga‧za
- Homophone: gaza
Proper noun
Gaza f (related adjective gazański)
- Gaza (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant)
- Gaza Strip (a region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)
- Synonym: Strefa Gazy
- Gaza (a province of Mozambique)
Declension
singular | |
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nominative | Gaza |
genitive | Gazy |
dative | Gazie |
accusative | Gazę |
instrumental | Gazą |
locative | Gazie |
vocative | Gazo |
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.zɐ/
- Rhymes: -azɐ
- Hyphenation: Ga‧za
Proper noun
Gaza f
- Gaza (a city in Palestine)
- a province of Mozambique
Usage notes
Gaza is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Serbo-Croatian
Proper noun
Gáza f (Cyrillic spelling Га́за)
See also
- Pojas Gaze
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaθa/ [ˈɡa.θa] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡasa/ [ˈɡa.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθa (Spain)
- Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: Ga‧za
- Homophones: gaza, (Latin America) gasa
Proper noun
Gaza ?
Derived terms
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Gaza