আফেন্দী
Bengali
editAlternative forms
edit- আফেন্দি (afendi)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (“thousand”), from Byzantine Greek ἀφέντης (aphéntēs), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs).
Noun
editআফেন্দী • (afendī) (objective আফেন্দী (aphendi) or আফেন্দীকে (aphendike), genitive আফেন্দীর (aphendir), locative আফেন্দীতে (aphendite))
- effendi; an educated or well-respected man of the Ottoman Empire
- A title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.
Proper noun
editআফেন্দী • (afendī) (objective আফেন্দী (aphendi) or আফেন্দীকে (aphendike), genitive আফেন্দীর (aphendir))
References
edit- Accessible Dictionary, “আফেন্দি” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “আফেন্দি” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh