Ajem-Turkic

Ajem-Turkic or Ajami Turkic (ترکی عجمی Türkī-yi ʿacemī, lit. 'Persian Turkic' or 'Persian Turkish'), also known as Middle Azeri, is the Turkic vernacular spoken in Iran between the 15th and 18th centuries. The modern Azerbaijani language is descended from this language.

Ajem-Turkic
Ajami Turkic
Middle Azeri
ترکی عجمی
Türkī-yi ʿacemī
RegionIran, Eastern Anatolia, Southern Caucasus, Dagestan
Era15th—18th centuries
Developed into Azerbaijani
Turkic
Early form
Perso-Arabic alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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