Azerbaijani edit

Other scripts
Cyrillic امی قیزی
Abjad әмигызы

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Izafet II compound of əmi (paternal uncle) +‎ qız (daughter).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [æm(i)ɡɯˈzɯ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ə‧mi‧qı‧zı

Noun edit

əmiqızı (definite accusative əmisi qızını, plural əmiqızları)

  1. father's brother's daughter
    Əmiqızım atamın bacısı qızıdır.
    My cousin (father's brother's daughter) is my father's niece (his sister's son).

Declension edit

See also edit

Azerbaijani has no generic term for 'cousin'. See the following terms specific for lineage and gender.

  • bibiqızı (father's sister's daughter)
  • bibioğlu (father's sister's son)
  • dayıqızı (mother's brother's daughter)
  • dayıoğlu (mother's brother's son)
  • əmiqızı (father's brother's daughter)
  • əmioğlu (father's brother's son)
  • xalaqızı (mother's sister's daughter)
  • xalaoğlu (mother's sister's son)

Further reading edit