Aza

See also: aza, āža, azā, azã, āza, -aza, -azą, -áza, and aza-

English

Etymology

Reborrowed from Hebrew עזה (`aza).

Proper noun

Aza

1. Alternative spelling of Gaza.

Breton

Proper noun

Aza

1. a male given name

References

• Alain Stéphan, Tous les Prénoms bretons, 1996, Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, →ISBN, page 20

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaz.za/, [ˈäz̪d̪͡z̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈad.d͡za/, [ˈäd̪ː͡z̪ä]

Proper noun

Aza f sg (genitive Azae); first declension

1. A town in Armenia, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aza
Genitive	Azae
Dative	Azae
Accusative	Azam
Ablative	Azā
Vocative	Aza
Locative	Azae

References

• Aza in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Aza”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly