Aziz

Aziz
Azizos, the god of the morning star
Pronunciation/aɪziz/ AE-zeez
Gendermale
Language(s)Arabic, Armenian, Balochi, Bengali, Chechen, Dari, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Somali, Turkish, Urdu, Zazaki
Other gender
Feminine
Origin
Language(s)Semitic
Meaning'reputable, powerful, sublime'
Region of originMiddle East
Other names
Variant form(s)
  • Azaz
  • Azizus
  • Ezizu
Nickname(s)
  • Azo
  • Azzy
  • Zyzz
Related namesAzizos
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Aziz (Arabic: عزيز, romanized: ʿAzīz; Hebrew: עָזִז, romanized: ʿAzīz; Akkadian: 𒀀𒍣𒍪, romanized: ʿEzīzū) is a Semitic name from the root two-zayin.[1] In the Hebrew Bible, the root two-zayin (ז-ז‎) means 'reputable, powerful, sublime'.[2] In the 1 Chronicles, Aziz was the son of Shema and the father of Bela.[3] Azizus (Latinised), attested as an Arabian king who ruled Sampsigeramids of the Roman Empire.[4]

In ancient Levantine mythology, Azizos is a god of the morning star of Aramaic and Arab origin from Palmyra.[5] The Arabian goddess Al-Uzza, related to the planet Venus, is named from the same root.[6] Al-ʿAzīz is one of the names of God in Islam.[7] ʿAzīz without al- is used as a royal title borne by the high nobles of Ancient Egypt.[8]

It is used in existing Semitic languages (Arabic, Hebrew, neo-Aramaic, Mandaic, Maltese) and has also spread to non-Semitic language families like Berber languages, Caucasus languages, Iranian languages, and Turkic languages. Aziz is a common masculine given name, especially in the Muslim world, but it has also continued to be used by non-Muslim peoples in the Middle East, like Jews, Assyrians, Armenians, etc.

Given name

Azeez

Aziz

Surname

Azeez

Aziz

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aziz". thebump.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ Koehler, Ludwig; Baumgartner, Walter. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Brown–Driver–Briggs.
  3. ^ 1 Chronicles 5:8
  4. ^ The Arabs In Antiquity Their History From The Assyrians To The Umayyads. p. 409. Retrieved 27 August 2024. Later rulers are called 'kings of the Emesenians', although they carry good Arabic names like Azizus (Aziz) and Sohaemus.
  5. ^ Drijvers, H. J. W. (2015). Cults and Beliefs at Edessa. Brill Publishers. pp. Chapter Six: THE CULT OF AZIZOS AND MONIMOS AND OTHER ARAB DEITIES. ISBN 978-90-04-29562-9.
  6. ^ Distant WL (1909) Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 8(3): 317-345.
  7. ^ Quran 3:6
  8. ^ Quran 4:158, 9:40