әфәнде
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Bashkir[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via Volga Turki, from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi) (compare modern Turkish efendi, also possibly mediated by Arabic أَفَنْدِي (ʔafandī)), from Greek αφέντη (afénti), vocative of αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “lord, master”).
Cognate with Kazakh әпенді (äpendı, “eccentric person”), Kyrgyz апенде (apende)/апенди (apendi, “eccentric person”), Uzbek afandi (“honorific address; an eccentric person”), Uyghur ئەپەندى (ependi, “honorific address; an eccentric person”).
The peculiar meaning of "eccentric person" in Central Asian languages evolved as this term had become the alias of Nasreddin Afandi, a literary сharacter known for his eccentricity.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
әфәнде • (əfənde)
Declension[edit]
Declension of әфәнде (əfənde)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | әфәнде (əfənde) | әфәнделәр (əfəndelər) |
| definite genitive | әфәнденең (əfəndeneñ) | әфәнделәрҙең (əfəndelərźeñ) |
| dative | әфәндегә (əfəndegə) | әфәнделәргә (əfəndelərgə) |
| definite accusative | әфәндене (əfəndene) | әфәнделәрҙе (əfəndelərźe) |
| locative | әфәнделә (əfəndelə) | әфәнделәрҙә (əfəndelərźə) |
| ablative | әфәнденән (əfəndenən) | әфәнделәрҙән (əfəndelərźən) |
Tatar[edit]
Noun[edit]
әфәнде • (äfände)