suffragin.

Brit.

/sʊˈfrɑːɡi/, U.S.

/səˈfrɑɡi/

Forms: 1800s soffragee, 1800s–1900s sofragee, 1800s–1900s suffragee, 1800s– sofragi, 1800s– suffraggi, 1800s– suffragi, 1900s soffragi, 1900s– saffragi, 1900s– safragi, 1900s– suffragy, 2000s– safragi, 2000s– sufraji.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic sufragī.

Etymology: < Egyptian Arabic sufragī waiter, steward < Ottoman Turkish sofracı, ṣofracı (Turkish sofracı) < sofra, ṣofra dining area (15th cent.; < Persian sufra < Arabic sufra dining area) + -cı, suffix forming agent nouns.Compare the following slightly earlier example of Ottoman Turkish sofracı başı, ṣofracı başı chief steward (17th cent.; < ṣofracı + başı ( < baş chief, head + -ı, suffix marking the last element of a compound)) in an English context:1845 C. White Three Years in Constantinople II. viii. 362 Sofrajee Bashy, Table-decker.

Now historical and somewhat rare.

In Arabic-speaking countries, esp. Egypt and Sudan: a waiter, butler, or steward; (more generally) a male domestic servant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > as servant

sewera1387

trenchepaina1400

dish-bearerc1440

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waiter1528

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trencher-groom1607

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suffragi1863

1863 M. A. Power Arabian Days & Nights ii. 62 I have never been better waited upon than by the R——'s soffragee, a gentle, submissive young man.

1895 Earl of Dunmore Ormisdal xxiv. 324 Mrs. Ferguson made some sympathetic remarks about the badness of his luck, when the suffragi came in and announced that lunch was ready.

1910 D. Sladen Queer Things about Egypt ii. 38 In an Egyptian hotel, unless it is a very grand one, there is generally a suffragi sleeping under the staircase.

1922 J. Ressich Oddly Enough 217 Radley clapped his hands for a safragi and ordered a peg to celebrate his escape.

2000 A. R. Staniforth Imperial Echoes xiv. 123 We had an excellent cook and suffragi and a gardener to look after the garden and tennis court.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suffragi
释义	suffragin. Brit. /sʊˈfrɑːɡi/, U.S. /səˈfrɑɡi/ Forms: 1800s soffragee, 1800s–1900s sofragee, 1800s–1900s suffragee, 1800s– sofragi, 1800s– suffraggi, 1800s– suffragi, 1900s soffragi, 1900s– saffragi, 1900s– safragi, 1900s– suffragy, 2000s– safragi, 2000s– sufraji. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic sufragī. Etymology: < Egyptian Arabic sufragī waiter, steward < Ottoman Turkish sofracı, ṣofracı (Turkish sofracı) < sofra, ṣofra dining area (15th cent.; < Persian sufra < Arabic sufra dining area) + -cı, suffix forming agent nouns.Compare the following slightly earlier example of Ottoman Turkish sofracı başı, ṣofracı başı chief steward (17th cent.; < ṣofracı + başı ( < baş chief, head + -ı, suffix marking the last element of a compound)) in an English context:1845 C. White Three Years in Constantinople II. viii. 362 Sofrajee Bashy, Table-decker. Now historical and somewhat rare. In Arabic-speaking countries, esp. Egypt and Sudan: a waiter, butler, or steward; (more generally) a male domestic servant. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > as servant sewera1387 trenchepaina1400 dish-bearerc1440 serverc1450 waiter1528 disher1598 trencher-groom1607 trencher-squire1628 trencher-waiter1639 under-sewer1669 suffragi1863 1863 M. A. Power Arabian Days & Nights ii. 62 I have never been better waited upon than by the R——'s soffragee, a gentle, submissive young man. 1895 Earl of Dunmore Ormisdal xxiv. 324 Mrs. Ferguson made some sympathetic remarks about the badness of his luck, when the suffragi came in and announced that lunch was ready. 1910 D. Sladen Queer Things about Egypt ii. 38 In an Egyptian hotel, unless it is a very grand one, there is generally a suffragi sleeping under the staircase. 1922 J. Ressich Oddly Enough 217 Radley clapped his hands for a safragi and ordered a peg to celebrate his escape. 2000 A. R. Staniforth Imperial Echoes xiv. 123 We had an excellent cook and suffragi and a gardener to look after the garden and tennis court. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1863
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