Azerbaycan

== Crimean Tatar == === Proper noun === Azerbaycan Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe) == Gagauz == === Proper noun === Azerbaycan Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe) == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish آذربایجان (Azerbaycan), from Classical Persian آذَربایجان (āzarbāyjān), 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 𐎠𐎬𐎼𐎱𐎫 (a-tu-r-p-t /⁠āturpat⁠/, “protected by fire”). Compare also Azerbaijani Azərbaycan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aː.zeɾ.bajˈd͡ʒan/, [äː.z̪ɛɾ.bäjˈd͡ʒän̪] Hyphenation: A‧zer‧bay‧can === Proper noun === Azerbaycan Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also ===