Etymology Gaza City

gaza skyline

the name gaza first known military records of thutmose iii of egypt in 15th century bc. according shahin, ancient egyptians called ghazzat ( prized city ), , ancient muslims referred ghazzat hashem , in honor of hashim, great-grandfather of muhammad, buried in city, according islamic tradition. in semitic languages, meaning of city name fierce, strong .

other proper arabic transliterations arabic name ghazzah or Ġazzah (din 31635). accordingly, gaza might spelled gazza in english. although z double in arabic, transliterated greek single zeta, , voiced velar or uvular fricative @ beginning transliterated gamma.

the hebrew name of city aza (עזה) – ayin @ beginning of word represented voiced velar fricative in biblical hebrew, in modern hebrew, silent.