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effendi::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | turk |
Examples of effendi
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Effendi laughed as he recalled having to tell his teacher that he lost his homework in the river.
From the latimes.com
The economy, one suspects, is still controlled by the same old effendi sipping their coffee in the Mohamed Ali Club.
From the telegraph.co.uk
We will sit like an effendi and eat.
From the economist.com
Effendi Anas, the head of Jakarta's public-order agency, vowed to carry out raids on nightclubs where rampant drug use is suspected.
From the economist.com
- A former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials
- Effendi, Effendy or Efendi (Greek: u03B1u03C6u03ADu03BDu03C4u03B7u03C2 IPA:u00A0; Ottoman Turkish language: u0627u0641u0646u062Fu064A Efendi, Arabic: u0623u0641u0646u062Fu064Au200Eu200E, Sindhi: u0622u0641u0646u062Fu064Au200E Afandu012B; Persian: u0622u0641u0646u062Fu06CCu200Eu200E, Urdu: u0622u0641u0646u062Fu06CCu200E) is a title of nobility meaning a Lord or Master.
- 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
- Class of prosperous business and professional urban families in khedival Egypt; as a class generally favored Egyptian independence. (p. 957)
- A title of respect; "sir". Can be used following a name or alone as a form of address.
- Sir, a Turkish title of respect.
