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zia

/ˈzi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
Zi-a
IPA
/ˈzi.ə/
12
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Arabic popular among Muslims.

name

A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

name

Shanghainese romanization of the Chinese surname romanized as Xie in Mandarin.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Zia Pueblo people, culture, or the variety of Keres they speak.

noun

A federally recognized tribe of Keres-speaking Pueblo people in Sandoval County, New Mexico, known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An individual member of this tribe.

Countable

name

The pueblo inhabited by these people.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ, “light”) via Spanish.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ضِيَاء, ض و ء, Zía, Tsi'ya

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈzi.ə/
  • British English: /ˈziː.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Zias (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Zia terms Zia Pueblo Ohkay Owingeh San Felipe San Ildefonso Santa Ana Santa Clara Santo Domingo

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Zia terms Acoma Cochiti Isleta Jemez Laguna Nambé Ohkay Owingeh

Rhymes With

idea korea maria garcia mia sofia ia sophia diarrhea ikea shia leah

Questions

How do you pronounce zia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzi.ə/.
What does zia mean?
A male given name from Arabic popular among Muslims.
Where does zia come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce zia

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