افندي

See also: أفندي and افندی

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• أفندي, افندی, أفندی (alternative spellings)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Byzantine Greek ἀφέντης (aphéntēs), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs). Doublet of افندم (afandim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɜˈfændi]

Noun

افندي • (afandi) m

1. (historical) effendi
2. (obsolete, now sarcastic) mister, sir

See also

• استاذ (ustāz, “mister”)
• باشا (bāša, “pasha”)
• بيه (bāša, “bey”)
• هانم (bāša, “lady”)