avand

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Perhaps a doublet of abad, thus from Classical Persian آباد.

Adjective

avand (comparative daha avand, superlative ən avand)

1. successful, fruitful, accomplished (of plans, actions, activities)

   Synonym: uğurlu

Usage notes

• Mostly used in İşin avand olsun! ― May your work result in success! - said as a wish.

Further reading

• “avand” in Obastan.com.

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• aband
• aƀand

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ.

Cognate with Old Frisian ēvend, Old English ǣfen (English even), Old Dutch avont (Dutch avond), Old High German āband (German Abend), Old Norse aptann (Danish aften, Swedish afton).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːfɑnd/, [ˈɑːβɑnd]

Noun

āvand m

1. evening

Declension

āvand (nd-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	āvand	āvand
accusative	āvand	āvand
genitive	āvandes	āvandō
dative	āvande	āvandum
instrumental	—	—

āvand (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	āvand	āvandos
accusative	āvand	āvandos
genitive	āvandes	āvandō
dative	āvande	āvandum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: âvent
  • Low German: Avend
    • German Low German: Avend

      Paderbornisch: Owend

References

Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), 5th edition