English word origin

Etymology of Ziz

Borrowed from Hebrew זיז.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A giant bird resembling a griffin in Jewish mythology.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Hebrew זיז.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Borrowed-form mentionזיזhe

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A river in Morocco and Algeria.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Arabic زيز.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionزيزar

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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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Machine-source provenance

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