ⲁⲇⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲇⲁⲅⲁⲛ

Coptic

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾtwrpʾtkʾn (“Ādurbādagān”).

Proper noun

ⲁⲇⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲇⲁⲅⲁⲛ • (adourbadagan) m

  1. (Akhmimic) Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran, where ancient Atropatene was located, encompassing the modern provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan)
  2. [from 20th c.] Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)

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