No. 420 in Azerbaijani

tanış

The Azerbaijani word "tanış" means "acquaintance" in English.

In a sentence

Mən yeni bir tanış ilə görüşdüm.
I met a new acquaintance.
Here, 'tanış' refers to a person you have met and know casually, showing its noun form.
Bu mövzuyla tanışsınızmı?
Are you familiar with this topic?
In this sentence, 'tanış' describes being familiar with something, serving as an adjective.
Onunla tanış olmaq istəyirəm.
I want to meet him/her.
In this context, 'tanış olmaq' means 'to meet someone,' functioning within a verb phrase.

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