Azerbaijani

noun

Azer·​bai·​ja·​ni ˌa-zər-ˌbī-ˈjä-nē 

ˌä-

plural Azerbaijanis also Azerbaijani

1

: a member of a Turkic-speaking people of Azerbaijan and northwest Iran

2

: the Turkic language of the Azerbaijanis

Azerbaijani adjective

Examples of Azerbaijani in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An Azerbaijani duet sung in Russian has racked up millions of plays from listeners who may never learn the artists’ names. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026

Less than two weeks later, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar visited Baku, meeting with the Azerbaijani president and other top officials. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 June 2026

Liba Vaynberg is the Jewish daughter of Azerbaijani and Ukrainian refugees, an O’Neill Award–winning playwright produced off-Broadway, and a staff writer on Star City (Sony/Apple TV). — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 May 2026

Four other people — two Iranians, a Turkish national and an Azerbaijani national — were accused of threatening, planning or carrying out attacks, though the announcement did not provide any details of those plots. — ABC News, 11 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Persian āzarbāyjānī, from Āzarbāyjān Azerbaijan

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for Azerbaijani

• afghani
• fulani
• romani
• bonnie
• bonny
• brawny
• connie
• johnnie
• johnny
• mani
• rani
• scrawny