Azərbaycan

== Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Persian آذَرْبَایْجَان (āzarbāyjān), from Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان (ʔaḏarbayjān), from Early New Persian آذربایگان (āḏarbāygān), آذربادگان (āḏarbādgān), from Middle Persian ʾtwrpʾtkʾn (/⁠ādurbādagān⁠/), from the name of Atropates, the founder of the kingdom of Atropatene, from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah (/⁠Āturpat⁠/, “protected by fire”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɑ(ː)zæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn], [ɑ(ː)zæɾbɑjˈd͡zɑn] Hyphenation: A‧zər‧bay‧can === Proper noun === Azərbaycan (definite accusative Azərbaycanı, plural Azərbaycanlar) Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Azərbaycan (in izafet II compounds) Azerbaijani (of, from, or pertaining to Azerbaijan) Azərbaycan dili ― Azerbaijani language Azərbaycan xalqı ― Azerbaijani people Azərbaycan dövləti ― the Azerbaijani state Azərbaycan yazıçıları ― Azerbaijani writers Azərbaycan vətəndaşları ― Azerbaijani nationals; Azerbaijani citizens ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== azəri === Further reading === “Azərbaycan” in Obastan.com.