efendi

See also: efendî, efêndi, and Efendi

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs).

Noun

efendi m (uncountable)

1. (dated) sir

Declension

Declension of efendi

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	efendi	efendiul
genitive-dative	efendi	efendiului
vocative	efendiule

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈefenɟi]

Noun

efendi m pers

1. effendi

Declension

Declension of efendi

	singular	plural
nominative	efendi	efendiovia
genitive	efendiho	efendiov
dative	efendimu	efendiom
accusative	efendiho	efendiov
locative	efendim	efendioch
instrumental	efendim	efendiami

Further reading

• “efendi”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs). Doublet of otantik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈfendi/, [eˈfændi]

• Hyphenation: e‧fen‧di

Noun

efendi (definite accusative efendiyi, plural efendiler)

1. master, sir

   Yüzüklerin Efendisi ― The Lord of the Rings

2. (historical) effendi
3. (regional, informal) mister, sir (polite term of address for a man)

Declension

Declension of efendi

singular plural nominative efendi efendiler definite accusative efendiyi efendileri dative efendiye efendilere locative efendide efendilerde ablative efendiden efendilerden genitive efendinin efendilerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular efendim efendilerim 2nd singular efendin efendilerin 3rd singular efendisi efendileri 1st plural efendimiz efendilerimiz 2nd plural efendiniz efendileriniz 3rd plural efendileri efendileri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular efendimi efendilerimi 2nd singular efendini efendilerini 3rd singular efendisini efendilerini 1st plural efendimizi efendilerimizi 2nd plural efendinizi efendilerinizi 3rd plural efendilerini efendilerini dative singular plural 1st singular efendime efendilerime 2nd singular efendine efendilerine 3rd singular efendisine efendilerine 1st plural efendimize efendilerimize 2nd plural efendinize efendilerinize 3rd plural efendilerine efendilerine locative singular plural 1st singular efendimde efendilerimde 2nd singular efendinde efendilerinde 3rd singular efendisinde efendilerinde 1st plural efendimizde efendilerimizde 2nd plural efendinizde efendilerinizde 3rd plural efendilerinde efendilerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular efendimden efendilerimden 2nd singular efendinden efendilerinden 3rd singular efendisinden efendilerinden 1st plural efendimizden efendilerimizden 2nd plural efendinizden efendilerinizden 3rd plural efendilerinden efendilerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular efendimin efendilerimin 2nd singular efendinin efendilerinin 3rd singular efendisinin efendilerinin 1st plural efendimizin efendilerimizin 2nd plural efendinizin efendilerinizin 3rd plural efendilerinin efendilerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular efendiyim efendilerim 2nd singular efendisin efendilersin 3rd singular efendi efendidir efendiler efendilerdir 1st plural efendiyiz efendileriz 2nd plural efendisiniz efendilersiniz 3rd plural efendiler efendilerdir

Derived terms

• beyefendi (“sir; gentleman”)
• evet efendimci (“yes man”)
• hanımefendi (“ma'am, madam; lady”)

Adjective

efendi

1. well-behaved, courteous, polite
   • 2006 January 1, Sores Welat Demir, Damla... Bir Damla Aşk / (Damla... A Drop Of Love - Letters Book by SWD)‎^[1], SWD Group, →ISBN, page 38:

     Bazısı bana bakıp gülümsedi, içten gülümserler bilirim, çünkü benim dobra ve efendi bir insan olduğumu bilirler.

     Some of them looked at me and smiled, I know they smile sincerely, because they know that I am a straight and courteous person.

Usage notes

• Frequently reduplicated as efendi efendi.

Derived terms

• efendice (“courteously, in a well-behaved manner”)