English Explanatory Dictionary

effendi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ɛˈfɛndi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-effendi.wav

Word forms

effendi effendis afandi efendee

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντη (afénti), vocative of αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “lord, master”). Doublet of authentic.

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