nə var, nə yox
Azerbaijani
| Cyrillic | нә вар, нә јох | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | نه اولر، نه ایوخ | |
Azerbaijani phrasebook
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Etymology
Literally, 'what is there, what is not there?'.
Cognates
- Turkish ne var, ne yok (“what is there, what is not there”),
- Kazakh нe бар, не жоқ (ne bar, ne joq, “what is there, what is there not”),
- Kyrgyz эмне бар, эмне жок (emne bar, emne jok, “what is there, what is there not”)
- Bashkir нимә бар, нимә юҡ (nimə bar, nimə yuq, “what is there, what is there not”),
Compare
- Iraqi Arabic شاكو ماكو (“what is there, what is there not”),
- North Levantine Arabic شوفي مافي (šūfi māfi, “what is there, what is there not”),
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܵܐ ܠܲܝܬ (mā īṯ mā layt, “what is there, what is there not”),
- Persian چی هست ،چی نیست (“what is there, what is there not”),
- Turoyo ܡܷܢ ܟܝܬ ܡܷܢ ܠܱܝܬ (mën kit mën läyt, “what is there, what is there not”),
- Armenian ինչ կա-չկա (inčʻ ka-čʻka, “what is there, what is there not”),
- Talysh çiç heste, çiç ni (“what is there, what is there not”),
- Northern Kurdish çi heye, çi nîne (“what is, what is there not”)
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): [næ vɑr næ jɔχ]