aza

English

Noun

aza (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry, attributive) A nitrogen atom substituted for a carbon atom within a ring.
   • 2003, Heinrich Zollinger, Color Chemistry‎, →ISBN, page 73:

     "However, aza N-atoms (~N=) have to be counted, if they replace methine groups in the chain."

Derived terms

• aziridine

Anagrams

• zaa

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese asa (“wing, handle”), from Vulgar Latin asa, from Latin ansa (“handle”). Compare the doublet asa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.θa/

Noun

aza f (plural azas)

1. (proscribed) Synonym of á (“wing”)
   • 1955, Celso Emilio Ferreiro, O soño sulagado, Akal editor, page 40:

     e nós, os homes, nunca tivemos azas.

     and we men never had wings.

Related terms

• asa

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese asa. Cognate with Kabuverdianu aza.

Noun

aza

1. wing

Japanese

Romanization

aza

1. Rōmaji transcription of あざ

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese asa.

Noun

aza

1. wing

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• azad, azat

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *āzāta-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬰𐬁𐬙𐬀 (āzāta, “noble”), Manichaean Middle Persian (ʾʾzʾd /⁠āzād⁠/), and Parthian 𐭀𐭆𐭀𐭕 (ʾzʾt /⁠āzāt⁠/, “noble”). Akin to Old Armenian ազատ (azat), Georgian აზატი (azaṭi), Iranian borrowings.
Ultimately from the past participle of Proto-Iranian *zan- (“to be born”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-, originally meaning “born (into the clan)” and, by extension, “noble” and “free”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈzɑː/

Adjective

aza (comparative azatir, superlative herî aza or azatirîn, Arabic spelling ئازا)

1. free, unrestrained, at large

   Synonyms: rizgar, serbest, xelas

   Antonym: bindest

2. empty, vacant, free
3. brave, bold, courageous

   Synonyms: bizirav, camêr, delîr, zîx

   Antonym: bêxîret

Derived terms

• azahî

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aza I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 24
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aza II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 24

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• haza

Etymology

Univerbation of a +‎ za. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /azaː/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /azɒ/

Particle

aza

1. interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Latin-Polish-German Florian Psalter]‎, Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 49, 14:

     Aza iescz bødø møso bicow, albo krew kozlowø picz bødø (numquid manducabo... aut... potabo)?

     [Aza jeść będę mięso bykow, albo krew kozłową pić będę (numquid manducabo... aut... potabo)?]

Conjunction

aza

1. in order to
   • 1937 [13th century], Józef Birkenmajer, editor, Bogarodzica dziewica. Analiza tekstu, treści i formy‎, page B:

     Maria dzewicze, prosmy sinka thwego..., haza nasz hwchowa othe wszego szlego

     [Maryja dziewice, prośmy synka twego..., haza nas huchowa ote wszego złego]

Derived terms

Descendants

• Middle Polish: aza

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “aza”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Olukumi

Etymology

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-byá. Cognates include Igala ábíá, Yoruba ajá, Ao dialect Yoruba azá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á.zá/

Noun

ázá

1. dog

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish aza. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ za.

Pronunciation

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈa.za/

Particle

aza

1. (MIddle Polish) interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question

   Synonym: czy

2. (Middle Polish) expresses uncertainty; maybe, perhaps

Related terms

References

Further reading

• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “aza”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “aza”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “aza”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “aza, azaż, azali, azaliwiem, aża, ażali, za, zaż, azać, azaż, ażli”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 75

Portuguese

Noun

aza f (plural azas)

1. Obsolete spelling of asa

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اعضا (aza), from Arabic أَعْضَاء (ʔaʕḍāʔ), plural of عُضْو (ʕuḍw). An originally plural form reinterpreted as singular.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aza (definite accusative azayı, plural azalar)

1. (anatomy) member; members
2. member; members, membership (of a council, society, etc.)

   Synonym: üye

Related terms

• uzuv (singular)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aza”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Yoruba

Etymology

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-byá. Cognates include Igala ábíá and Olukumi ázá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.zá/

Noun

azá

1. (Ào) Alternative form of ajá (“dog”)

   Synonyms: olókílì, lókílì, kítà

Zazaki

Etymology

From Arabic أَعْضَاء (ʔaʕḍāʔ).

Noun

aza c

1. member