Azerbajdzjan
Swedish
Alternative forms
- Aderbejdjan, Aserbejdjan (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian, as evidenced by the spelling of the word reflecting the transliteration of Russian Азербайджан (Azerbajdžan); the Russian ж (ž) is transliterated as ⟨zj⟩ in Swedish. From Persian آذربایجان (Âzarbâyjân), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ). See English Azerbaijan for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asɛrbajˈdjan/, [ˌasːɛ̠ɹbajˈɟanː]
- Rhymes: -anː
- Hyphenation: A‧zer‧baj‧dzjan
Proper noun
Azerbajdzjan n (genitive Azerbajdzjans)
- Azerbaijan (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)
- Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran)
Related terms
- azerbajdzjansk (“Azerbaijani”, adjective)
- azerisk (“Azerbaijani”, adjective)
- azer c (“Azerbaijani male”)
- azerbajdzjan c (“Azerbaijani male”)
- azerbajdzjanier c (“Azerbaijani male”)
- azerier c (“Azerbaijani male”)
- azerbajdzjanska c (“Azerbaijani female; Azerbaijani language”)
- azeriska c (“Azerbaijani female; Azerbaijani language”)
References
- Aserbejdjan in Nordisk familjebok (1st ed., 1876)
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