افندم

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

  • أفندم (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندیم, whence Turkish efendim. Doublet of افندي (afandi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(ʔ)ɜˈfændem], [-ɪm]

Interjection

افندم • (afandim)

  1. (chiefly military) yes sir, yes ma'am
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