"afande" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-afande.flac Forms: maafande [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi) (modern Turkish efendi), which was used as a rank of non-European officer in several military forces in colonial Africa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ota|افندی|tr=efendi}} Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} afande, {{sw-noun|ma}} afande (ma class, plural maafande)
  1. a high-ranking soldier Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-afande-sw-noun-1StOpmJC
  2. sir (polite term of address, principally used with military men) Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-afande-sw-noun-6SKDlgaO Disambiguation of Military: 0 100 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 3 97

Inflected forms

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