Editing Aziz

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{{Infobox name
| name                 = Aziz
| image                = Siria, regione di hauran o tell halaf, divinità armata su un dromedario, forse allat o azizos, I-III sec..JPG
| caption              = [[Azizos]], the god of the morning star
| romanisation         = 
| pronunciation        = {{IPAc-en|aɪ|z|i|z}} {{respell|AE|zeez}}
| gender               = male
| feminine             = {{hlist|[[Aziza (disambiguation)|Azizah]]|[[Muazzez]]}}
| meaning              = 'reputable, powerful, sublime'
| region               = [[Middle East]]
| language             = Assyrian (Aramaic; Akkadian), [[Arabic]], [[Armenian language|Armenian]], [[Balochi language|Balochi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Chechen language|Chechen]], [[Dari]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]], [[Pashto]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Somali language|Somali]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]], [[Urdu]], [[Zaza language|Zazaki]]
| languageorigin       = Semitic
| nickname             = {{hlist|Azo|Azzy|Zyzz}}
| variant forms        = {{hlist|Azaz|Azizus|Ezizu}}
| related names        = Azizos
}}
{{wiktionary|عزيز|עזיז}}

'''Aziz''' ({{langx|ar|عزيز|ʿAzīz}}; {{langx|he|עָזִז|ʿAzīz}}; {{Langx|akk|𒀀𒍣𒍪|ʿEzīzū}}) is a [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] name from the root two-[[zayin]].<ref name="thebump">{{cite web |title=Aziz |url=https://www.thebump.com/b/aziz-baby-name |publisher=thebump.com |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> In the [[Hebrew Bible]], the root two-zayin ({{Script/Hebr|ז-ז}}) means 'reputable, powerful, sublime'.<ref name="ko-ba">{{cite book |last1=Koehler |first1=Ludwig |last2=Baumgartner |first2=Walter |title=The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament |publisher=[[Brown–Driver–Briggs]] |url=https://dictionaries.brillonline.com/halot}}</ref> In the [[Books of Chronicles|1 Chronicles]], Aziz was the son of Shema and the father of Bela.<ref>{{Bibleverse|1 Chronicles|5:8}}</ref> Azizus ([[Latinisation of names|Latinised]]), attested as an Arabian king who ruled [[Emesene dynasty|Sampsigeramids]] of the [[Roman Empire]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Arabs In Antiquity Their History From The Assyrians To The Umayyads |page=409 |url=https://archive.org/details/the-arabs-in-antiquity-their-history-from-the-assyrians-to-the-umayyads |access-date=27 August 2024 |quote=Later rulers are called 'kings of the Emesenians', although they carry good Arabic names like Azizus (Aziz) and Sohaemus.}}</ref> 

In ancient [[Canaanite religion#Mythology|Levantine mythology]], [[Azizos]] is a god of the morning star of Aramaic and Arab origin from [[Palmyra]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Cults and Beliefs at Edessa|last=Drijvers|first=H. J. W.|publisher=Brill Publishers|year=2015|isbn=978-90-04-29562-9|pages=Chapter Six: THE CULT OF AZIZOS AND MONIMOS AND OTHER ARAB DEITIES}}</ref> The Arabian goddess [[Al-Uzza]], related to the planet [[Venus]], is named from the same root.<ref>Distant WL (1909) ''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.'' 8(3): 317-345.</ref> [[Names of God in Islam#List of names|''Al-ʿAzīz'']] is one of the names of God in [[Islam]].<ref>{{Cite Quran|3|6|style=nosup}}</ref> ''ʿAzīz'' without ''al-'' is used as a royal title borne by the high nobles of [[Ancient Egyptian deities|Ancient Egypt]].<ref>{{Cite Quran|4|158|style=nosup}}, {{Cite Quran|9|40|style=nosup|begin=no}}</ref>

It is used in existing Semitic languages (Arabic, Hebrew, [[Suret language|neo-Aramaic]], [[Mandaic language|Mandaic]], [[Maltese language|Maltese]]) and has also spread to non-Semitic language families like [[Berber languages]], [[Languages of the Caucasus|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]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], [[Armenians]], etc.

==Given name==
===Azeez===
*[[Azeez Abu]] (born 1994), Nigerian beach soccer player
*[[Azeez Al-Shaair]] (born 1997), American football player
*[[Azeez Ojulari]] (born 2000), American football player
*[[Azeez Shobowale Shobola]] (born 1992), Nigerian footballer

===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 celebrity|Internet personality]] of [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] descent.
*[[Aziz Yıldırım]] (born 1952), Turkish businessman.

==Surname==
===Azeez===
*[[A. M. A. Azeez]] (1911–1973), Ceylonese civil servant, educator, social worker
*[[Ade Azeez]] (born 1994), English footballer 
*[[Dan Azeez]] (born 1989), British boxer 
*[[Fatima Azeez]] (born 1992), Nigerian badminton player
*[[K. P. A. C. Azeez]] (1934–2003), Indian film actor in Malayalam cinema
*[[Ramon Azeez]] (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
*[[Shabana Azeez]] (born c. 1996), Australian actress

===Aziz===
*[[Aaron Aziz]] (born 1976), Singaporean actor
*[[Aly Abdel Aziz]] (born 1947), Egyptian squash player
*[[Arif Aziz]] (born 1943), Azerbaijan artist and educator
*[[Douglas Aziz]] (born 1942), [[Assyrians in Iraq|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
*[[Kamran Aziz]] (1922–2017), Cypriot musician, composer and pharmacist
*[[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 people|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 [[Assyrians in Iraq|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==
*[[Azis (disambiguation)]]
*[[Aziza (disambiguation)]] (equivalent feminine name)
*[[Azizam]]
*[[Abdul Aziz (disambiguation)|Abdul Aziz]], Arabic [[theophoric name]]
*[[Azziz (disambiguation)]]
*[[Azizah]]
*[[Kfar Aziz]]

==References==
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[[Category:Arabic-language masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Arabic-language surnames]]
[[Category:Names of God in Islam]]
[[Category:Pakistani masculine given names]]
[[Category:Iranian masculine given names]]

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