azat

See also: Azat

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Old Armenian ազատ (azat).

Noun

azat (plural azats or azatk‘)

1. A member of the middle and lower Armenian nobility, in contrast to the naxarars who were the great lords; from the Late Middle Ages, member of the entire body of the Armenian nobility.

Related terms

• azatani

Translations

member of middle and lower Armenian nobility; member of the entire body of the Armenian nobility

• Armenian: ազատ (hy) (azat)

  Old Armenian: ազատ (azat)

• Russian: аза́т (ru) (azát)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آزاد (āzād), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾcʾt' /⁠āzād⁠/, “noble; free”), from Old Persian *𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫 (*a-z-a-t /⁠āzāta-⁠/).

Adjective

azat

1. free

References

• “azat”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈzɑːt/

Adjective

azat (comparative azatir, superlative azatirîn, Arabic spelling ئازات)

1. Alternative form of aza

Derived terms

• azatî

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “azat”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 24

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آزاد (azad), from Persian آزاد (âzâd).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

azat

1. (dated) free

Synonyms

• erkin
• hür
• özgür

Derived terms

• azat etmek
• azatlık

References

• “azat”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آزاد”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 16a

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آزاد (āzād), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭦𐭠𐭲 (ʾzʾt /⁠āzād⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ.ðɑːt/
• Hyphenation: a‧zāt

Adjective

azāt (comparative azatrak, superlative iň azat)

1. free

   Synonym: erkin

Derived terms

• azātlyk (noun)

 

Further reading

• “azat” in Enedilim.com
• “azat” in Webonary.org