ग़ज़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غزه (ġazza), from Arabic غَزَّة (ḡazza), said to be from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʿazzā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɣə.zɑː/, [ɣɐ.zäː], /ɡə.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɡɐ.d͡ʒäː]

Proper noun

ग़ज़ा • (ġazā) m (Urdu spelling غزہ)

  1. Gaza (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City)
  2. Gaza (a governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city)
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