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Azeri

Azeri

3 8.0
A person from Azerbaijan or nearby areas who speaks Azerbaijani and shares its culture
  • noun
  • /əˈzɪəri/
translation icon : azerbaiyano
  • At that time, the Azeri language was written in Arabic script.
  • Armenian and Azeri

Examples

  • In expressing these views, Ozfatura undoubtedly has his Azeri readership in mind, for Turkiye, like many of the Turkish national papers, is now available in Azerbaijan.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In addition to articles on art history and theory, she has been publishing fiction since 1979 in Azeri, Russian, and English.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • My mother recalls that she used to warn them that "even walls have ears," now a traditional Azeri saying.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Turkey does admit to training Azeri officers, and Azerbaijan admits to deliveries of fabric for its troops' field uniforms.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Apart from the central province, the largest single provincial region by population size is Azerbaijan, where there is a concentration of Azeri speakers of the Perso-Turkic group of languages.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The Azeri people have a rich cultural heritage that includes music, dance, and traditional cuisine.

  • Many Azeri families celebrate the Novruz holiday with festive meals and community gatherings.

  • An Azeri artist displayed her stunning paintings at the annual cultural festival in Baku.

Synonyms

Azerbaijani
vsAzeri
6.2

A person from Azerbaijan

refers to an ethnic group across Azerbaijan and neighboring countries rather than residents

Surface Forms

Azeri singular
Azeris plural

Etymology

Azeri comes from the name Azerbaijan, which probably comes from an old Persian word Azar meaning 'fire', because the area was long known for natural flames of oil and gas. So Azeri now names a person from that land and its ethnic group.