Azerbaijani

American  

[ah-zer-bahy-jah-nee, az-er-bahy-jan-ee] / ˌɑ zər baɪˈdʒɑ ni, ˌæz ər baɪˈdʒæn i /

Also Azerbaijanian

adjective

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

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noun

plural

Azerbaijanis,

plural

Azerbaijani

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.

Etymology

Origin of Azerbaijani

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

Example Sentences

That matches the rating for Ukraine and western Russia, where in late 2024 an Azerbaijani passenger plane was accidentally shot out of the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Ryan is the CEO of the Azerbaijani company Merkorama, which has operated in Baku since October 2020, importing food products and raw materials.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

He also touched on Iran's ethnic Azerbaijani population - a sensitive subject for Tehran.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

On Christmas Day 2024, Russia mistakenly downed an Azerbaijani passenger plane during a Ukrainian drone offensive, killing 38 onboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In a different tale, the khan has an odyssey in the Azerbaijani hill country.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri