Aziz Explained
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| Aziz |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning: | 'reputable, powerful, sublime' |
| Region: | Middle East |
| Language: | Arabic, Armenian, Balochi, Bengali, Chechen, Dari, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Somali, Turkish, Urdu, Zazaki |
| Language origin: | Semitic |
| Related Names: | Azizos |
Aziz (ar|عزيز|ʿAzīz; he|עָזִז|ʿAzīz;) is a Semitic name from the root two-zayin.[1] In the Hebrew Bible, the root two-zayin 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
- Aziz Ansari (born 1983), Indian-American stand-up 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 and 2015 Nobel laureate in Chemistry.
- Aziz Shavershian (1989–2011), Russian-Australian bodybuilder and Internet personality of Kurdish descent.
- Aziz Yıldırım (born 1952), Turkish businessman.
Surname
Azeez
Aziz
- Aaron Aziz (born 1976), Singaporean actor
- Arif Aziz (born 1943), Azerbaijan artist and educator
- Douglas Aziz (born 1942), Assyrian Iraqi footballer
- Fatima Aziz (1973–2021), Afghan physician and politician
- Gamal Aziz, also known as Gamal Mohammed he Abdelaziz, Egyptian-American businessman
- Iqra Aziz (born 1997), Pakistani Television Actress
- Lisa Aziz (born 1962), British television 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
- Shaukat Aziz (born 1949), Pakistani Prime Minister
- Tariq Aziz (born Mikhail Yuhanna) (1936–2015), ethnic Assyrian former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister under Saddam Hussein
- Tariq Aziz (field hockey, born 1938) (born 1938), Pakistani field hockey player
- Tariq Aziz (TV personality) (1936–2020), Pakistani TV personality
- Tipu Aziz (born 1956), Professor of neurosurgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford University
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Aziz . thebump.com . 27 August 2024.
- Book: Koehler . Ludwig . Baumgartner . Walter . The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament . .
- 5:8
- Book: The Arabs In Antiquity Their History From The Assyrians To The Umayyads . 409 . 27 August 2024 . Later rulers are called 'kings of the Emesenians', although they carry good Arabic names like Azizus (Aziz) and Sohaemus..
- Book: Drijvers, H. J. W.. Cults and Beliefs at Edessa. Brill Publishers. 2015. 978-90-04-29562-9. Chapter Six: THE CULT OF AZIZOS AND MONIMOS AND OTHER ARAB DEITIES.
- Distant WL (1909) Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 8(3): 317-345.
- nosup.
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