Ziz

See also: ziz, zīž, and ziẓ

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪz/
  • Audio (General American):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪz

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew זיז.

Proper noun

Ziz

  2. (Judaism) A giant bird resembling a griffin in Jewish mythology.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic زيز.

Proper noun

Ziz

  1. A river in Morocco and Algeria.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Ziz

  1. A unisex given name, often used as a nickname.
    • 2025 February 17, Michael Casey, “Police arrest apparent leader of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group linked to multiple killings in the US”, in AP News‎[1]:
      LaSota published a dark and sometimes violent blog under the name Ziz and, in one section, described her theory that the two hemispheres of the brain could hold separate values and genders and “often desire to kill each other.”
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