Azerbaijan

== English == === Alternative forms === Azarbaijan, Azarbayjan (from Iranian Persian) Adharbaijan, Adharbayjan (from Classical Persian) Azerbaidzhan, Azerbaydzhan (via Russian, obsolete) Adherbeijan, Adherbijan, Azerbeijan, Azerbeyjan, Azerbijan (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آذربایجان (azerbaycan), from Classical Persian آذَرْبَایْجَان (āzarbāyjān), from Early New Persian آذَرْبَایْگَان (āḏarbāygān) / آذَرْبَادْگَان (āḏarbādgān), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾtwrpʾtkʾn) / [script needed] (ʾtwrpʾtkn /⁠āturpātakān, ādurbādagān⁠/), from [script needed] (ʾtwrpʾt' /⁠āturpāt, ādurbād⁠⁠/, “Atropates (the Persian nobleman who founded the kingdom of Atropatene)”) [whose name descends from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah (literally “protected by fire”)] +‎ -kʾn' (whence Classical Persian ـگَان (-gān)). Compare Old Armenian Ատրպատական (Atrpatakan), Ատրապատական (Atrapatakan), Ատրպայական (Atrpayakan), Armenian Ադրբեջան (Adrbeǰan), Byzantine Greek Ἀδαρβιγάνων (Adarbigánōn), Classical Syriac ܐܕܘܪܒܝܓܐܢ (ʾĀḏōrbêḡān), Coptic ⲁⲇⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲇⲁⲅⲁⲛ (adourbadagan). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæz.ə.baɪˈdʒɑːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæz.əɹ.baɪˈdʒɑn/, /ˌɑ.zəɹ.baɪˈdʒɑn/ (hyperforeign) IPA(key): /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈʒɑːn/, /ˌɑ.zə(ɹ).baɪˈʒɑːn/ Rhymes: -ɑːn === Proper noun === Azerbaijan A region in northwestern Iran, where ancient Atropatene was located, encompassing the modern provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan. Synonyms: (politically loaded) Iranian Azerbaijan, South Azerbaijan A country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe. Official name: Republic of Azerbaijan. Capital: Baku. Synonyms: Caucasian Azerbaijan, North Azerbaijan Near-synonyms: (historical) Arran, Shirvan ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Chinese: 阿塞拜疆 (Āsàibàijiāng)→ Zhuang: Ahsaibaigyangh → Cherokee: ᎠᏏᎵᏆᏌᏂ (asiliquasani) ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === Category:Azerbaijan on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Azerbaijan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Azerbaijan on Wikiquote.Wikiquote Azerbaijan on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /as̻erbai̯ɟan/ [a.s̻er.β̞ai̯.ɟãn] Rhymes: -ai̯ɟan, -an Hyphenation: A‧zer‧bai‧jan === Proper noun === Azerbaijan inan Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019 == Ido == === Proper noun === Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe) === See also === == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English Azerbaijan. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /azərˈbai̯d͡ʒan/ [a.zərˈbai̯.d͡ʒan] Rhymes: -ai̯d͡ʒan Syllabification: A‧zer‧bai‧jan === Proper noun === Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe) ==== See also ==== === Adjective === Azerbaijan Azerbaijani (pertaining to Azerbaijan) === See also === == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Azerbaijan, from Ottoman Turkish آذربایجان (Azerbaycan), from Classical Persian آذَرْبَایجَان (āzarbāyjān). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /azə(r)bai̯d͡ʒan/ Rhymes: -d͡ʒan, -an === Proper noun === Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe) ==== See also ==== === Adjective === Azerbaijan Azerbaijani (pertaining to Azerbaijan) bahasa Azerbaijan ― Azeri, Azerbaijani (language) orang Azerbaijan ― Azeri, Azerbaijani (person) == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From French Azerbaïdjan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [azɛːbajdʒɑ̃] === Proper noun === Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe) ==== Related terms ==== Azeri == Swahili == === Alternative forms === Azabajani === Proper noun === Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)