آیدین
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *aydïŋ (“light”); cognate with Azerbaijani aydın, Kazakh айдың (aidyñ), Turkmen aýdyň and Tuvan айдың (aydıñ).
Alternative forms
- آیدن (aydın)
Noun
آیدین • (aydın)
- light, a visible electromagnetic radiation
- (by extension) light, a source of illumination
- clarity, brightness, the state of being clear or bright
Adjective
آیدین • (aydın)
- luminous, shining, radiant, emitting light
- illuminated, lit, irradiated by light
- bright, sparkling, lustrous, glistening
Derived terms
- آیدینسز (aydınsız, “without light”)
- آیدینلق (aydınlık, “light”)
- آیدینلندرمق (aydınlandırmak, “to make shine brightly”)
- آیدینلنمق (aydınlanmak, “to become luminous”)
- آیدینلو (aydınlı, “luminous”)
Descendants
- Turkish: aydın
Further reading
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- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “aydın”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 380
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “آیدین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 43
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Lumen”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 980
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “آیدین”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 587
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “aydın”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آیدین”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 292
Etymology 2

Aydın province
The original name of the city was Güzelhisar, a compound of güzel (“beautiful”) and hisar (“castle”). The name changed after this place was taken over by the Aydinid dynasty, led by its founder Aydın Mehmed Bey, whose name shares the same etymology as the abovementioned entry.
Descendants
- Turkish: Aydın
Further reading
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- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–), “Aydın”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آیدین”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 292
- Sezen, Tahir (2017), “Aydın”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 67
Persian
Etymology
From Azerbaijani Aydın.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔɑːj.ˈdiːn]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɑːj.d̪íːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑːj.d̪íːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäj.d̪ín]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒːj.d̪íːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔj.d̪ín]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | āydīn |
| Dari reading? | āydīn |
| Iranian reading? | âydin |
| Tajik reading? | oydin |
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