Comments on: Etymology of the name http://azerbaijangallery.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/etymology-of-the-name/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:34:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sinav http://azerbaijangallery.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/etymology-of-the-name/#comment-11 Sinav Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:34:23 +0000 http://azerbaijangallery.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-11 Sorry. It seems that your Blog, isn’t supporting Azerbaijanis alphabet. Ə = E ( In Anatolian Turkish) You can replace ‘Ə’ letters with ‘E ‘ Sorry. It seems that your Blog, isn’t supporting Azerbaijanis alphabet.
Ə = E ( In Anatolian Turkish)
You can replace ‘Ə’ letters with ‘E ‘

]]> By: Sinav http://azerbaijangallery.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/etymology-of-the-name/#comment-10 Sinav Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:32:31 +0000 http://azerbaijangallery.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-10 Your explanation of Azerbaijan’s name for sure can not be an exact definition because there are diversity of opinions about the name “ Azerbaijan “. But I would like to share the Azerbaijanis definition the name Azerbaijan. According to Mir Ali Seyyidov -a prominent Azerbaijanis historian- it is impossible to make a clear definition of this name without studying history and anthropology of the Azerbaijanis people. M.A.Seyyidov points out that ‘Azerbaijan = Azərbaycan’ is a compound name which is made up of: Az = literarily means success and also one of the Turkish tribe’s name – This name is mentioned in Gul-Takin scripture belonging to Gok-Turks in late 7th A.D. Er(=Ər) = literally means an individual, Human and brave man. This word is also used as a suffix ( -ər ) to make names of tribes and nations such as: Av-ər = Avar Xəz-ər = Xəzər (=Caspian) Mac-ər = Macar(=Hungarian) Qac-ər = Qacar ... Bay(= Bəy, Böyük, ...) = Literally means Powerful, Prominent, ruler and etc. Jan(=Can, Gan,…) = This word finds variety of pronunciations and meanings due to its usage among different Turkish tribes. It could mean Father, Khan, … Azer(=Azər) = In Turkish it means sacred, fortunate and Beautiful and happy individual. Azer(=Azər) refers to a God which people of the tribe used to worship. According to M.A.Seyyidov’s speculation, Azerbaijan(=Azərbaycan) means: “ Az people’s powerful father” or “Az people’s sacred father” Your explanation of Azerbaijan’s name for sure can not be an exact definition because there are diversity of opinions about the name “ Azerbaijan “.
But I would like to share the Azerbaijanis definition the name Azerbaijan.

According to Mir Ali Seyyidov -a prominent Azerbaijanis historian- it is impossible to make a clear definition of this name without studying history and anthropology of the Azerbaijanis people.
M.A.Seyyidov points out that ‘Azerbaijan = Azərbaycan’ is a compound name which is made up of:
Az = literarily means success and also one of the Turkish tribe’s name – This name is mentioned in Gul-Takin scripture belonging to Gok-Turks in late 7th A.D.

Er(=Ər) = literally means an individual, Human and brave man. This word is also used as a suffix ( -ər ) to make names of tribes and nations such as:
Av-ər = Avar
Xəz-ər = Xəzər (=Caspian)
Mac-ər = Macar(=Hungarian)
Qac-ər = Qacar
…

Bay(= Bəy, Böyük, …) = Literally means Powerful, Prominent, ruler and etc.

Jan(=Can, Gan,…) = This word finds variety of pronunciations and meanings due to its usage among different Turkish tribes. It could mean Father, Khan, …

Azer(=Azər) = In Turkish it means sacred, fortunate and Beautiful and happy individual. Azer(=Azər) refers to a God which people of the tribe used to worship.

According to M.A.Seyyidov’s speculation, Azerbaijan(=Azərbaycan) means: “ Az people’s powerful father” or “Az people’s sacred father”

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