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, Asia and Europe)
2. (original sense) Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran, where ancient Atropatene was located, encompassing the modern provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan)

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

• Azerbajdzjan in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
• Svensk MeSH
• Aserbejdjan in Nordisk familjebok (1st ed., 1876)