Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan
- /ˌæz.ə.baɪˈdʒɑːn/ UK
- /ˌæz.əɹ.baɪˈdʒɑn/ US
- /ˌɑ.zəɹ.baɪˈdʒɑn/ US
- /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈʒɑːn/
- /ˌɑ.zə(ɹ).baɪˈʒɑːn/
Rhymes with -ɑːn
Where it comes from
Early New Persian آذَرْبَایْگَان / آذَرْبَادْگَان (āḏarbāygān / āḏarbādgān)
Classical Persian آذَرْبَایْجَان (āzarbāyjān)bor.
Ottoman Turkish آذربایجان (Azerbaycan)bor.
English Azerbaijan
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), Medieval Greek Ἀδαρβιγάνων (Adarbigánōn), Classical Syriac ܐܕܘܪܒܝܓܐܢ (ʾĀḏōrbêḡān), Coptic ⲁⲇⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲇⲁⲅⲁⲛ (adourbadagan).
proper noun Azarbaijan · Azarbayjan · Adharbaijan · Adharbayjan · Azerbaidzhan · Azerbaydzhan
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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.
Tahmâsb Coli Khân went to Azerbâïjân, and having liberated its capital, Tabriz, […]
Similar: Iranian Azerbaijan, South Azerbaijan
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A country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe. Official name: Republic of Azerbaijan. Capital: Baku.
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.
Similar: Caucasian Azerbaijan, North Azerbaijan
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: azerbaijani republic, azerbajdzhan, uzbekistan, armenia, baku, azerbaijani, azeri, andorra, xinjiang, belize, country, republic, alphonse, aze, azerbaidjan, azerbaijanis
Translations
Every language
name region in Iran
| हिन्दी | अज़रबैजान azarbaijān |
|---|---|
| Français | Azerbaïdjan |
| Română | Azerbaidjan |
| Русский | Азербайджан Azerbajdžan |
| العربية | أَذَرْبَيْجَان ʔaḏarbayjān |
name country in the Caucasus
| Español | Azerbaiyán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아제르바이잔 Ajereubaijan |
| 日本語 | アゼルバイジャン Azerubaijan |
| 中文 | 阿塞拜疆 Āsàibàijiāng |
| हिन्दी | अज़रबैजान azarbaijān |
| Kiswahili | Azerbaijan |
| Português | Azerbaijão |
| Français | Azerbaïdjan |
| Deutsch | Aserbaidschan |
| Italiano | Azerbaigian |
| Ελληνικά | Αζερμπαϊτζάν Azermpaïtzán |
| Română | Azerbaidjan |
| Русский | Азербайджа́н Azerbajdžán |
| Tiếng Việt | Ai-déc-bai-gian, A-déc-bai-dan |
| العربية | أَذَرْبَيْجَان ʔaḏarbayjān |
| עברית | אָזֶרְבַּיְיגָ׳ן /אָזֶרְבַּיְגָ׳ן azerbayján |
Talk about this word "Azerbaijan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/azerbaijan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Azerbaijan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/azerbaijan "Azerbaijan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/azerbaijan.Cite this
@misc{azerbaijan_2026,
title = {Azerbaijan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/azerbaijan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
