جیزه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (al-jīza).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː.ˈza/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiː.zä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiː.zä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiː.zä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒi.zä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiː.ze]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒi.zä]

Readings
Classical reading?	jīza
Dari reading?	jīza
Iranian reading?	jize
Tajik reading?	jiza

Proper noun

جیزه • (jīza / jize) (Tajik spelling Ҷиза)

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)