effendi
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See also: efendî
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντη (afénti), vocative of αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “lord, master”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]effendi (plural effendis)
- An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.
Translations
[edit]title of respect
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