Azerbaijan

English

Etymology

From Persian آذربایجان (âzarbâyjân), from Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان (ʔaḏarbayjān), from Classical Persian آذربایگان (āðarbāygān)/آذربادگان (āzarbādgān), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾtwrpʾtkʾn), [script needed] (ʾtwrpʾtkn /⁠Ādurbādagān⁠/), from the name of Atropates, the Persian nobleman who founded the independent kingdom of Atropatene, from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah (/⁠Āturpat⁠/, protected by fire). For the suffix see -ական (-akan), گان (gân). Compare Old Armenian Ատրպատական (Atrpatakan), Ատրապատական (Atrapatakan), Ատրպայական (Atrpayakan), Armenian Ադրբեջան (Adrbeǰan), Byzantine Greek Ἀδαρβιγάνων (Adarbigánōn), Classical Syriac ܐܕܘܪܒܝܓܐܢ (ʾĀḏōrbêḡān), Coptic ⲁⲇⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲇⲁⲅⲁⲛ (adourbadagan).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈdʒɑːn/, /ə.ˈzɛː(ɹ).baɪˌdʒɑːn/
  • (file)
  • (hyperforeign) IPA(key): /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈʒɑːn/, /ə.ˈzɛː(ɹ).baɪˌʒɑːn/

Proper noun

Azerbaijan

  1. A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Republic of Azerbaijan. Capital: Baku.
  2. A region in northwestern Iran.
    Synonyms: Iranian Azerbaijan, (politically loaded) South Azerbaijan

Derived terms

Translations

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See also

Further reading

Basque

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /as̻erbai̯ɟan/ [a.s̻er.β̞ai̯.ɟãn]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /as̻erbai̯jan/ [a.s̻er.β̞ai̯.jãn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /as̺erbai̯d͡ʒan/ [a.s̺er.β̞ai̯.d͡ʒãn]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /as̻erbai̯jan/ [a.s̻er.β̞ai̯.jãn]

  • (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -ai̯ɟan
 
  • (Gipuzkoan) Rhymes: -ai̯jan
  • (Biscayan) Rhymes: -ai̯dʒan
  • (Navarrese) Rhymes: -ai̯jan

  • Hyphenation: A‧zer‧bai‧jan

Proper noun

Azerbaijan inan

  1. Azerbaijan (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Ido

Proper noun

Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijan (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)

See also

Indonesian

Etymology

From English Azerbaijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [azərˈbai̯d͡ʒan]

Proper noun

Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijan (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)

Adjective

Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijani (pertaining to Azerbaijan)

See also

Malay

Etymology

See English Azerbaijan, from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /azə(r)bai̯d͡ʒan/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒan, -an

Proper noun

Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijan (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)

Adjective

Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijani (pertaining to Azerbaijan)
    bahasa AzerbaijanAzeri, Azerbaijani (language)
    orang AzerbaijanAzeri, Azerbaijani (person)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French Azerbaïdjan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [azɛːbajdʒɑ̃]

Proper noun

Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijan (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)

Swahili

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Azerbaijan

  1. Azerbaijan (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)
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