“Sir” (pronoun) in Turkish

In Turkish, “Sir” (the pronoun) is written as:

Beyefendi

(Editor’s note: In Turkish, other common pronouns that are cognate with Sir are Bay and Bey. In Türkiye, commonly a men’s bathroom is also labelled as Bay. And regarding Bey, when the speaker knows the name of the interlocutor the speaker can conventionally say the interlocutor’s name followed by the word Bey. Another term that is conventionally used as a pronoun, and is gender-neutral, is the word Efendim.)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Hello, sir.”

Merhaba, efendim.

 
“Welcome to our restaurant, sir.”

Restoranımıza hoş geldiniz, beyefendi.

 
“Sir, I think you forgot your jacket.”

Efendim, sanırım ceketinizi unuttunuz.

 
“Excuse me sir, do you know the time?”

Affedersiniz beyefendi, saat kaç acaba?

 
“Pardon me sir, do you know where the nearest ABM is?”

Affedersiniz beyefendi, en yakın ABM’nin nerede olduğunu biliyor musunuz?
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Sir” (pronoun) in Lebanese Arabic

“Sir” (pronoun) in Tunisian Arabic