ərzaq

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْزَاق (ʔarzāq), plural of Arabic رِزْق (rizq). Ultimately from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭩𐭪 (rōzīg, “sustenance, daily bread”). Compare Turkish erzak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ərzaq (definite accusative ərzağı, plural ərzaqlar)

1. food (supply); foodstuffs, provisions, rations

   ərzaq mağazası ― foodstore

   ərzaq məhsulları ― food commodities

   ərzaq təhlükəsizliyi ― food security

   ərzaq sapalağı ― prodrazvyorstka, food tax

See also

• yemək
• qida