# az
## Translingual
### Symbol

az
* (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Azerbaijani.

## English
### Etymology 1
#### Adverb

az (not comparable)
* Eye dialect spelling of as.
** 1790, Noah Webster, A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings, pages 340–341:The whole legiſlature likewize acts az a court for the trial of public delinquents.

### Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

#### Noun

az (uncountable)
* Alternative form of az. (“azure”)

### Etymology 3

From Old Church Slavonic азъ (azŭ).

#### Noun

az (uncountable)
* Name of the letter a in Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets.

##### Translations
#### Further reading

* Early Cyrillic alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* 'za, ZA, za

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āŕ.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɑz]
* Audio:(file)

#### Adjective

az
* few, little

#### Adverb

az
* a bit, a little

##### Derived terms

* biraz
* az qala (“almost”)

### Etymology 2

Likely from ay qız.

#### Interjection

az
* An informal way of addressing a girl.
    Az, nə qayırırsan?! ― Hey, what are you doing?!

#### See also

* ədə!

## Breton
### Pronoun

az
* you (sg acc.)

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰀𐰕 (āz, “few, little, a bit, a little”).

### Adjective

az
* few, little

#### Synonyms

* teran, azğana

## Gagauz
### Alternative forms

* aaz

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish آزْ (āz), from Proto-Turkic *āŕ. Compare Azerbaijani az, Turkish az, Crimean Tatar az.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑz/

### Adjective

az (comparative taa az, superlative en az)
* Alternative form of aaz

### References

* Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 23
* Mavrodi M. F., editor (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 1-4, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 13

## Hungarian
### Etymology

The pronoun and determiner senses probably derive from an earlier a + a pronoun-forming suffix -z, where the former element originates from Proto-Uralic *o or *u (“that, that other”). Its cognates include Moksha омба (omba, “other”), омбоце (omboce, “second”), Eastern Mari умбал (umbal, “far, distant”), Udmurt отын (otyn, “there”) and Komi-Zyrian ата (ata, “here”), асы (asy, “look here”).
The definite article was created by means of conversion, originally only in the form az, later shortened to a’ before consonants until the early 20th century, when the spelling a was accepted.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒz]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒz

### Article

az
* the (for words beginning with a vowel) [from 13th–14th c.]
    az iskola ― the school

#### Derived terms

* a (for words beginning with a consonant)

### Pronoun

az
* that [from late 12th c.]
    Coordinate terms: ez, emez, amaz
    Az ott egy ház. ― That is a house over there.
    Az tetszik nekem a legjobban. ― That is what I like the most. (literally, “That appeals to me the most.”)

#### Declension

The possessive forms of this pronoun are not in use. If necessary, the corresponding possessive forms of olyan (“such [a thing]”) can be used.

#### Derived terms

* abbeli, abbéli
* afféle
* ahogy
* ahogyan
* ahol
* ahonnan
* aki
* ameddig
* amekkora
* amellett
* amely
* amelyik
* amerre
* ami
* amiatt
* amilyen
* amióta
* anélkül
* annyi
* azalatt
* azalól
* azáltal
* azelőtt
* azé
* aznap
* azóta
* aztán
* azután
* mindaz
* ugyanaz

#### See also

$^1$ Semhogy and semmint are conjunctions meaning “(rather) than”, “before” (as in inkább meghal, semhogy… ― he'll rather die than…). $^2$ Valamint is now only used in the sense of “as well as” in enumerations. $^3$ Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészen eddig/addig). Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak (“whoever”); is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is (“no matter what”).

### Determiner

az
* (used before a noun phrase with a definite article, declined in accordance with the noun phrase it applies to) that
    Coordinate terms: ez, emez, amaz
    Az a ház nagyon szép. ― That house is very beautiful.
    Azzal a dobozzal nem tudok mit kezdeni. ― I cannot do anything with that box.
    Azokban a házakban venezuelaiak laknak. ― In those houses, Venezuelan people are living.
* (rare, archaic, except in vowel-initial fixed phrases, with zero article) that
    Synonym: (before words starting with a consonant; rare in this function) a
    Coordinate terms: e, ez, eme, emez, ama, amaz, ezen, azon
    az ügyben (equivalent to abban az ügyben, but with an emphatic az) ― in that matter
    az évben (equivalent to abban az évben, but with an emphatic az) ― in that year
    az az évi díjak (with an emphatic second az) ― the fees of that year

#### Usage notes

Because az (in the first, common usage) takes a definite article (the) and van (“is, to be”) is omitted in "who"/"what" statements, some terms are ambiguous. “Az a ház” can mean both “that house” as a phrase and “That is the house” as a whole sentence. The same ambiguity may arise with ez.

#### Declension
### See also

$^1$Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All Hungarian pronouns /

### References

* 1 2 az in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.
* 1 2 az in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
* 1 2 Entry #656 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
* ↑ Mari–English dictionary
* ↑ Mari–Russian dictionary
* ↑ Estonian–Udmurt dictionary (looking up Estonian seal (“there”))
* ↑ отын in the Finnish Wiktionary

### Further reading

* az in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
* (pronoun or determiner): az in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* (definite article, referring to its alternative form “a”): az in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* (the referred entry on the definite article): (3): a in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Latvian
### Preposition

az (with genitive)
* (dialectal) behind; alternative form of aiz

## Mapudungun
### Noun

az (Raguileo spelling)
* countenance; face; side
* form; colour; aspect
* personality; habit
* kinship

### References

* Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

## Portuguese
### Noun

az m (plural azes)
* Obsolete spelling of ás.

## Romanian
### Adverb

az
* Obsolete form of azi.

### References

* az in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

## Scots
### Etymology

Distortion of whase.

### Determiner

az (Cromarty)
* whose

### Pronoun

az (Cromarty)
* whose

### References

* Am Baile (2009) The Cromarty Fisherfolk Dialect‎, Highland Council, page 4

## Sumerian
### Romanization

az
* Romanization of 𒊍 (az)

## Talysh
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *ajám. Cognate with Sanskrit अहम् (aham).

### Pronoun

az (ergative mı)
* I
    Az ıştı hamsüəm.I am your neighbour.

### References

* Pirejko, L. A. (1976) “az”, in Talyšsko-russkij slovarʹ [Talysh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 20

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɑz]
* Rhymes: -ɑz

### Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آز (az, “little”), from Proto-Turkic *āŕ (“few, a little”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰀𐰕 (az /⁠āz⁠/, “few, little, a bit, a little”), Karakhanid اازْ (āz, “few, scanty”).

#### Determiner

az (comparative daha az, superlative en az)
* few, little

##### Declension

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

##### Related terms

* azlık
* azıcık
* azar azar
* azalmak
* biraz

#### Adverb

az
* a bit, a little

##### Antonyms

* çok

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

az
* second-person singular imperative of azmak

## Yola
### Alternative forms

* as

### Etymology

From Middle English as, als(a), alswa, from Old English eallswā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /az/

### Conjunction

az
* as
** 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, line 3:an, az wee verilie chote,and, as we truly believe,
** 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 12-14:az avare ye trad dicke londe yer name waz ee-kent var ee vriene o' livertie, an He fo brake ye neckarès o' zlaves.for before your foot pressed the soil, your name was known to us as the friend of liberty, and he who broke the fetters of the slave.
** 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 14-15:Mang ourzels——var wee dwytheth an Irelonde az ure generale haime——Unto ourselves——for we look on Ireland to be our common country——
** 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 23-24:proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights, az be displayte bie ee factes o'thie goveremente.proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges, as is demonstrated by the results of your government.
** 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 10-11:az Irishmen, an az dwellerès na cosh an loyale o' Baronie Forthe,as Irishmen, and as inhabitants, faithful and loyal, of the Barony Forth,

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114