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Azerbaijani
Proper noun
آذربایجان
- Arabic spelling of Azərbaycan (“Azerbaijan”)
Persian
Etymology
Arabized form of Middle Persian ʾtwrpʾtkʾn (ādurbādagān). Compare Persian آذربایگان (âzarbâygân) and آذربادگان (âzarbâdgân). By surface analysis, آذرباد (âzarbâd, “Atropates”) + ـگان (-gân, “relational suffix”).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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āḏarbāyjān, āzarbāyjān
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Dari reading?
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āzarbāyjān
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Iranian reading?
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âzarbâyjân
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Tajik reading?
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ozarboyjon
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Proper noun
آذَرْبایْجان • (âzarbâyjân)
- Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)
- Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran)
Derived terms