How do you pronounce azerbaijan?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæz.əɹ.baɪˈdʒɑn/.

Where does azerbaijan come from?

It is traced to Middle Persian.

azerbaijan

/ˌæz.əɹ.baɪˈdʒɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: azer-bai-jan
IPA: /ˌæz.əɹ.baɪˈdʒɑn/

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Meaning

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A region in northwestern Iran, where ancient Atropatene was located, encompassing the modern provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan.

name

A country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe. Official name: Republic of Azerbaijan. Capital: Baku.

Example Sentences

"Tahmâsb Coli Khân went to Azerbâïjân, and having liberated its capital, Tabriz, […]"
"Among these were Azerbaijan and Shirvan, where disorders had freshly broken out, […]"
"Trump’s authority has stretched internationally, so far unsuccessfully, to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, while claiming success in stopping conflicts between India and Pakistan and Armenia and Azerbaijan."

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).

Origin

Source language: Middle Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: آذَرْبَایْجَان, *Ātr̥pātah
Suffix: -kʾn'

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæz.əɹ.baɪˈdʒɑn/
British English: /ˌæz.ə.baɪˈdʒɑːn/

Inflected Forms

Azarbaijan (alternative) Azarbayjan (alternative) Adharbaijan (alternative) Adharbayjan (alternative) Azerbaidzhan (alternative) Azerbaydzhan (alternative) Adherbeijan (alternative, obsolete) Adherbijan (alternative, obsolete) Azerbeijan (alternative, obsolete) Azerbeyjan (alternative, obsolete) Azerbijan (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Azerbaijanese Azerbaijani Azerbaijanian

Phrases

Azerbaijan SSR Caucasian Azerbaijan East Azerbaijan North Azerbaijan South Azerbaijan West Azerbaijan

Frequently Paired Words

Azeri

Synonyms

Iranian Azerbaijan South Azerbaijan Caucasian Azerbaijan North Azerbaijan

Rhymes With

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