azami

Japanese

Romanization

azami

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あざみ

Turkish

Alternative forms
  • azamî

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اعظم‎ (azam), from Arabic أَعْظَم‎ (ʔaʕẓam, “greatest”). The final vowel is a 20th century Turkish addition.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈzɑ.miː/
  • Rhymes: -miː

Adjective

azami

  1. greatest, maximum
    • 1940 August 27, “Odun narhı”, in Vakit:
      Komisyon azasından bazılarının: "Biz azamî fiyat tayin ettik. Vaziyeti biraz da serbest rekabete bıraktık."
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “azami”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “اعظم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 143
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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