xoş gəldiniz

Azerbaijani

Alternative forms

  • xoş gəldiz

Etymology

Cognate with Kazakh қош келдіңіз (qoş keldıñız), Turkish hoş geldiniz (you came well), Kyrgyz кош келипсиз (koş kelipsiz), Uzbek xush kelibsiz (you have come well).

Possibly a partial calque of Persian خوش آمدید (xoš âmadid, welcome).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [χɔʃ ɡælˈdiniz], [χɔʃ d͡ʒælˈdiniz]

Interjection

xoş gəldiniz!

  1. welcome! (said to several people or to one person whom one addresses politely)
  • xoş gəldin