Azerbaijani

[ ah-zer-bahy-jah-nee, az-er-bahy-jan-ee ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Azerbaijan or its people.

noun

, plural A·zer·bai·ja·nis, (especially collectively) A·zer·bai·ja·ni

1. a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.
2. the Turkic language of the Azerbaijani, written with Cyrillic letters in Azerbaijan and with Arabic letters in Iran.
3. a member of an Azerbaijani-speaking people of Azerbaijan or the Azerbaijan provinces in Iran.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Azerbaijani¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Azerbaijan + -i suffix of membership

Example Sentences

When it came to Nagorno-Karabakh, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin saw an autonomous Armenian province under Azerbaijani administration as conflict resolution.

From Time

Since the 2020 war, some of the territory the pipeline traverses is Azerbaijani-controlled—meaning that Azerbaijan has the de facto power to turn the gas on and off at will.

From Time

JAMnews, a media outlet which covers different regions of the Caucasus, noted that the Azerbaijani media not only regularly covers “honor crimes,” but gives voice to those who support this primitive idea of justice.

From Washington Blade

The Azerbaijani ambassador to the United States, Elin Suleymanov, says pakhlava is one of several things he seeks out on his multiple weekly trips to Sharbat.

From Washington Post

The name Sharbat pays homage to a refreshing Azerbaijani drink made from fruit and flavorings of rose petals or saffron, says Shakrana, 19, who acts as interpreter for her mother and a helpmate in the bakery.

From Washington Post

Last April, 200 Turkish-American and Azerbaijani-American Obama donors learned that at a breakfast in Washington, D.C.

From The Daily Beast