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)

1. Azerbaijan (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)
2. 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)