aza

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See also: Aza, āža, azā, azã, āza, -aza, -azą, -áza, and aza-

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

aza (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, attributive) A nitrogen atom substituted for a carbon atom within a ring.
    • 2003, Heinrich Zollinger, Color Chemistry[1], →ISBN, page 73:
      "However, aza N-atoms (~N=) have to be counted, if they replace methine groups in the chain."

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

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.

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Guinea-Bissau Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese asa. Cognate with Kabuverdianu aza.

Noun[edit]

aza

  1. wing

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

aza

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あざ

Kabuverdianu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese asa.

Noun[edit]

aza

  1. wing

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *āzāta-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬰𐬁𐬙𐬀(āzāta, noble), Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (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”.

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Adjective[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Univerbation of a +‎ za. First attested in 1400.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Particle[edit]

aza

  1. interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question

Conjunction[edit]

aza

  1. in order to

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conjunctions/particles

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Polish: aza

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Olukumi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ázá

  1. dog

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

aza

  1. (MIddle Polish) interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question
    Synonym: czy
  2. (Middle Polish) Expresses uncertainty; maybe, perhaps

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particle

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Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

aza f (plural azas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of asa

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

aza (definite accusative azayı, plural azalar)

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

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References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

azá

  1. (Ào) Alternative form of ajá (dog)
    Synonyms: olókílì, lókílì, kítà

Zazaki[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic أَعْضَاء(ʔaʕḍāʔ).

Noun[edit]

aza c

  1. member