No. 137 in Azerbaijani

bakı

"Bakı" means "Baku," the capital city of Azerbaijan.

In a sentence

Mən Bakıya getdim.
I went to Baku.
Here 'Bakı' is used as a proper noun referring to the capital city of Azerbaijan, and it takes a directional suffix ('ya') indicating motion towards it.
Bakıdan sənə hədiyyə gətirmişəm.
I brought you a gift from Baku.
In this sentence, 'Bakı' again refers to the city, but it takes an ablative suffix ('dan') indicating motion away from it.
Baki rəngləri ilə çox gözəldir.
Baku is very beautiful with its colors.
The word 'Bakı' in this sentence functions as the subject of the sentence, referring to the city and describing its beauty.

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