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Aziz Azizos , the god of the morning star
Pronunciation AE -zeez Gender male Language(s) Assyrian (Aramaic; Akkadian), Arabic , Armenian , Balochi , Bengali , Chechen , Dari , Gujarati , Hebrew , Indonesian , Kazakh , Kurdish , Pashto , Persian , Punjabi , Somali , Turkish , Urdu , Zazaki Feminine Language(s) Semitic Meaning 'reputable, powerful, sublime' Region of origin Middle East Variant form(s) Nickname(s) Related names Azizos
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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.
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Aziz Ansari (born 1983), Indian-American comedian and actor
Aziz Atakhodjaev (born 1986), Uzbekistani para-cyclist
Aziz Azion (born 1984), Ugandan R&B singer-songwriter
Aziz Behich (born 1990), Australian footballer
Aziz Ibrahim (born 1964), British guitarist
Aziz Mian (1942–2000), Pakistani singer
Aziz Nesin (1915–1995), Turkish humorist and author
Aziz Sancar (born 1946), Turkish scientist, Nobel laureate
Aziz Shavershian (1989–2011), Russian-Australian bodybuilder, of Kurdish descent
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Aaron Aziz (born 1976), Singaporean actor
Aly Abdel Aziz (born 1947), Egyptian squash player
Arif Aziz (born 1943), Azerbaijan artist and educator
Asif Aziz (b. 1967), Malawi-born London landlord
Douglas Aziz (born 1942), Assyrian Iraqi footballer
Fatima Aziz (1973–2021), Afghan physician and politician
Gamal Aziz , aka Gamal Mohammed he Abdelaziz, Egyptian-American businessman
Iqra Aziz (born 1997), Pakistani actress
Kamran Aziz (1922–2017), Cypriot musician, composer and pharmacist
Lisa Aziz (born 1962), British TV presenter and journalism
Michael Aziz , American engineer
Mohamad Aziz , Malaysian politician
Mohammad Aziz , Indian playback singer
Omar Aziz (born 1958), Brazilian politician
Philip Aziz (1923–2009), Canadian artist of Lebanese ancestry
Riza Aziz , Malaysian producer
Sartaj Aziz (1929–2024), Pakistani economist and strategist
Sassi Aziz , Algerian politician
Shaukat Aziz (born 1949), Pakistani Prime Minister
Tariq Aziz (born Mikhail Yuhanna) (1936–2015), ethnic Assyrian former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister
Tariq Aziz (field hockey, born 1938) (born 1938), Pakistani field hockey player
Tariq Aziz (TV personality) (1936–2020), Pakistani TV personality
Tipu Aziz (1956–2024), neurosurgeon, John Radcliffe Hospital
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