Azeri: cэnab doktor

[Setwale_Charm]

Can anybody say if this is true that despite the fact that the most commonly used Azeri word for "doctor" is 'hэkim', the correct address to a male medical person is cэnab doktor?

 

[Ellis]

Yes, when addressing to a physician, one would say doktor. The use of həkim in such context may be encountered in informal speech (for example, "Ay həkim", with ay being an informal vocative particle).

 

[Setwale_Charm]

Thank you.
But is this latter colloquial address to be avodided in nay situations or may it be considered offensive?

 

[Ellis]

No, not at all offensive. Just very informal, maybe a little provincial (as in rural).

 

[Setwale_Charm]

Ok, thanks.