آذربایجان

Azerbaijani

Proper noun

آذربایجان

1. Arabic spelling of Azərbaycan (“Azerbaijan”)

Persian

Alternative forms

• آذرآبادگان‎ (âzar-âbâdegân), آذربادگان‎ (âzarbâdgân), آذربایگان‎ (âzarbâyegân), اذربیجان‎
• آذربادجان‎ (âzarbâdejân) (rare)

Etymology

Arabized form of Middle Persian ʾtwrpʾtkʾn (ādurbādagān). Compare Persian آذربایگان‎ (âzarbâyegân) and آذربادگان‎ (âzarbâdgân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːðaɾbɑːjˈd͡ʒɑːn/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːzaɾbɑːjˈd͡ʒɑːn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒːzæɾbɒːjˈd͡ʒɒːn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔzaɾbɔjˈd͡ʒɔn/

Proper noun

Dari	آذربایجان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Озарбойҷон (Ozarboyjon)

آذربایجان • (âzarbâyjân)

1. Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran)
2. Azerbaijan (a country in Europe and Asia)

Derived terms

• آذربایجانی‎ (âzarbâyjâni)

Related terms

• آذر‎ (âzar)