আফেন্দী

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আফেন্দি (aphendi)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفَنْدِی (afandī), from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi).

Proper noun

আফেন্দী • (aphendi)

1. a surname, Afendi, from Turkish

Noun

আফেন্দী • (aphendi)

1. effendi, an educated or well-respected man of the Ottoman Empire.
2. A title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.

Inflection

Inflection of আফেন্দী
nominative	আফেন্দী aphendi
objective	আফেন্দীকে aphendi (semantically general or indefinite) / aphendike (semantically definite)
genitive	আফেন্দীের aphendier
	Indefinite forms
nominative	আফেন্দী aphendi
objective	আফেন্দীকে aphendi (semantically general or indefinite) / aphendike (semantically definite)
genitive	আফেন্দীের aphendier
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	আফেন্দীটা, আফেন্দীটি aphendiṭa (colloquial), aphendiṭi (formal)		আফেন্দীেরা aphendiera
objective	আফেন্দীটাকে, আফেন্দীটিকে aphendiṭake (colloquial), aphendiṭike (formal)		আফেন্দীদের(কে) aphendider(ke)
genitive	আফেন্দীটার, আফেন্দীটির aphendiṭar (colloquial), aphendiṭir (formal)		আফেন্দীদের aphendider
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• “আফেন্দি”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
• “আফেন্দি”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-Bengali], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.