West Azerbaijan

English

Etymology

Calque of Persian آذربایجان غربی (âzarbâyjân-e ğarbi).

Proper noun

West Azerbaijan

2. One of 31 provinces in Iran, located in the north-west of the country and bordered by parts of Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.

   Holonym: Azerbaijan (“region in Iran”)

   Coordinate terms: Ardabil, East Azerbaijan

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: أَذَرْبَيْجَان الْغَرْبِيَّة f (ʔaḏarbayjān al-ḡarbiyya)
• Azerbaijani:

  Perso-Arabic: غربی آذربایجان

  Roman: Qərbi Azərbaycan (az)

• Persian: آذربایجان غربی (fa) (âzarbâyjân-e ğarbi)