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ɪˈfɛn dief·fen·di

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. effendinoun

    a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials

Wiktionary

  1. effendinoun

    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.

  2. Etymology: From efendi, from αφέντη, vocative of αφέντης, from αὐθέντης.

Wikipedia

  1. Effendi

    Effendi or effendy (Turkish: efendi [eˈfændi]; Ottoman Turkish: افندی, romanized: afandi; originally from Medieval Greek: αφέντης [aˈfendis]) is a title of nobility meaning sir, lord or master, especially in the Ottoman Empire and the Caucasus. The title itself and its other forms are originally derived from Medieval Greek aphentēs which is derived from Ancient Greek authentēs meaning lord.It is a title of respect or courtesy, equivalent to the English Sir. It was used in the Ottoman Empire and Byzantine Empire. It follows the personal name, when it is used, and is generally given to members of the learned professions and to government officials who have high ranks, such as bey or pasha. It may also indicate a definite office, as hekim efendi, chief physician to the sultan. The possessive form efendim (my master) is used by servants, in formal discourse, when answering the telephone, and can substitute for "excuse me" in some situations (e.g. asking someone to repeat something).In the Ottoman era, the most common title affixed to a personal name after that of agha was efendi. Such a title would have indicated an "educated gentleman", hence by implication a graduate of a secular state school (rüşdiye), even though at least some if not most of these efendis had once been religious students, or even religious teachers.Lucy Mary Jane Garnett wrote in the 1904 work Turkish Life in Town and Country that Ottoman Christians, women, mullahs, sheiks, and princes of the Ottoman royal family could become effendi, a title carrying "the same significance as the French Monsieur" and which was one of two "merely conventional designations as indefinite as our 'Esquire' has come to be [in the United Kingdom]".The Republican Turkish authorities abolished the title circa the 1930s.

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  1. effendi

    Effendi is a Turkish title of nobility, similar to master or sir, often used to address prominent or respectable people. It was historically used within the Ottoman Empire to denote a gentleman of good social standing and education, such as a civil servant, landlord, or religious scholar. The term has also been adopted into other cultures influenced by the Ottoman Empire, with slightly varying meanings.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Effendinoun

    master; sir; -- a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning, especially one learned in the law

  2. Etymology: [Turk. efendi, fr. Modern Gr. , fr. Gr. a chief. See Authentic.]

Wikidata

  1. Effendi

    Effendi, Effendy or Efendi is a title of nobility meaning a lord or master. It is a title of respect or courtesy, equivalent to the English Sir, which was used in Ottoman Empire. It follows the personal name, when it is used, and is generally given to members of the learned professions and to government officials who have high ranks, such as bey or pasha. It may also indicate a definite office, as hekim efendi, chief physician to the sultan. The possessive form efendim is used by servants and in formal discourse. In the Ottoman era, the most common title affixed to a personal name after that of agha was efendi. Such a title would have indicated an "educated gentleman", hence by implication a graduate of a secular state school, even though at least some if not most of these efendis had once been religious students, or even religious teachers. The word itself is a adaption of the Medieval Greek afendēs, from ancient Greek authentēs, generally "doer, master".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Effendi

    ef-fen′di, n. a Turkish title for civil officials and educated persons generally. [Turk.; from Gr. authentēs, an absolute master.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Effendi

    a title of honour among the Turks, applied to State and civil officials, frequently associated with the name of the office, as well as to men of learning or high position.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. EFFENDI

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Effendi is ranked #102688 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Effendi surname appeared 175 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Effendi.

    82.2% or 144 total occurrences were Asian.
    7.4% or 13 total occurrences were White.
    6.2% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of effendi in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of effendi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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