effendi

== English == === Alternative forms === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛˈfɛndi/ === Noun === effendi (plural effendis or effendi) 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 ====