azn
See also: AZN
Translingual
Symbol
azn
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Western Durango Nahuatl terms
English
Etymology
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Adjective
azn
- (slang or text messaging) Asian (often associated with Asian pride).
Anagrams
Tashelhit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /azn/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Berber [Term?] (“to send”).
Compare Zenaga tǝzzǝnt (“letter, divine message”), Northern Saharan Berber azen (“to send”), Siwi uzen (“to send”), Ghadames àzen (“to send, deleguate”), Sokna âzěn (“to send”), Central Atlas Tamazight azen (“to send”), and possibly Awjila ǝssə́n (“to send, to send out”).
Verb
azn (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵣⵏ, Arabic spelling آزن)
Derived terms
- amazan (“messenger”)
- izan (“sending out”)
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Arabic وَزَنَ (wazana).
Verb
azn (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵣⵏ, Arabic spelling آزن)
References
- Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 560a