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Where does “آزاد” come from?

آزاد (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian آزاد, from Middle Persian ʾcʾt', from Old Persian 𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian āzāta-.

آزاد (Ottoman Turkish): independent, unimpeded; liberal; free

Definitions

  1. independent, unimpeded; liberal; free

Ancestry of “آزاد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآزادindependent, unimpeded; liberal; free
2Middle Persianʾcʾt'noble; free
3Old Persian𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎫—
4Proto-Iranianāzāta-—
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