English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “commander of army” + “desiring, commanding”
From Proto-Saka *Azalīźa (“commander-in-chief”), composed of *aza (“leader”) (cf. Khotanese hinajha (“commander of army”)) + *līźa (dialect variant of *rīźa (“desiring, commanding”)) (cf. Khotanese rriś (“to desire”), Sogdian 𐽀𐼷𐼵𐼸𐽀𐼰𐼸 (ryzkrʾk)). Cognate with Ancient Greek Αζιλίσης (Azilísēs).
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- Wiktionary: 𐨀𐨩𐨁𐨫𐨁𐨮CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
