That's exactly what I said, lol. 'Basha' comes from the Turkish word Pascha which as you said means head or more appropriately a high-ranking officer or leader or "head" of state. When we Egyptians combined it with 'Mohandis' (engineer), 'Bash' was the short version of Basha which is the Arabic version of Pascha since we don't have the letter P in the Arabic alphabet. So instead of BashaMohandis, we cut it short and say BashMohandis. It's a respectful title given to anyone who is considered a person of note or high level and commonly used with anyone deserving of a respectful reference and not necessarily an engineer. I figured you would know it came from your Turkish word Pascha!
And you're gonna tell an Egyptian what an Egyptian saying means? Com'ooon maaaan! lol.
So in anticipation of the start of Ramadan coming up in about 5 days and on the subject of Arabic on an Arabic Coffee Shop thread, here's a most popular classic Egyptian song welcoming Ramadan. Anyone who's from our region and lived through Ramadan in any Arab country is most certainly familiar with this beauty by Mohammad Abdelmotaleb. Bring back any memories
@Falcon29 ?
Ramadan Gaana