razzia

See also: Razzia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة (ḡaziya), equalling Arabic غَزْوَة (ḡazwa, “raid, military campaign”). Doublet of ghazwa.

Noun

razzia (plural razzias)

1. A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
   • 1984 April 21, Jorge A., “Getting Together”, in Gay Community News, page 5:

     A week ago the police started razzias (raids), and lots of gay and not gay people have been taken to the police department off of the main avenues, bars, (gay and not gay), baths, and restaurants.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غزية.

Noun

razzia

1. a forceful, (ideally) unannounced operation by a (para-)military organ at suspicion of crime

Declension

Declension of razzia

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	razzia	razziaen	razziaer	razziaerne
genitive	razzias	razziaens	razziaers	razziaernes

References

• “razzia” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French razzia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.zi.aː/

• Audio:

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Noun

razzia f (plural razzia's, diminutive razziaatje n)

1. razzia, raid

Descendants

• → Indonesian: razia

Further reading

• razzia on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

French

Etymology

From earlier razia (1830), gazia (1808), borrowed from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة (ḡaziya), classical Arabic غَزْوَة (ḡazwa, “raid, military campaign”). Compare Portuguese gazia.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.zja/

Noun

razzia f (plural razzias)

1. (military) raid, foray [from early 19th c.]

   Synonyms: incursion, raid

2. (law enforcement) raid, swift operation [from 1840s]

   Synonym: rafle

Derived terms

• razzier

Descendants

• → Catalan: ràtzia
• → Czech: razie
• → Danish: razzia
• → Dutch: razzia
  • → Indonesian: razia
• → English: razzia
• → Finnish: ratsia
• → German: Razzia
  • → Hungarian: razzia
• → Italian: razzia
• → Portuguese: razia
• → Spanish: razia
• → Swedish: razzia

Further reading

• “razzia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.