Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gazan

/ˈɡɑːzən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: gazan
IPA: /ˈɡɑːzən/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of Gaza (Gaza City or the Gaza Strip in general).

adj

Of or from Gaza.

Example Sentences

"Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas's overzealousness and repression."
"He expressed outrage at the massacres of Jews by Hamas, as he should have, but he has struggled to be equally clear about valuing Gazan lives."

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂)bor. Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza)bor. Latin Gazabor. English Gaza Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Gazan From Gaza + -an.

Inflected Forms

Gazans (plural) Gazaean (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gazan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɑːzən/.
What does gazan mean?: A native or inhabitant of Gaza (Gaza City or the Gaza Strip in general).
Where does gazan come from?: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂)bor. Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza)bor. Latin Gazabor. English Gaza Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Gazan From Gaza + -an.

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