# efendi
## Romanian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

efendi m (uncountable)
* (dated) sir

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈefenɟi]

### Noun

efendi m pers
* effendi

#### Declension
### 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: /eˈfendi/, [eˈfændi]
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* Hyphenation: e‧fen‧di

### Noun

efendi (definite accusative efendiyi, plural efendiler)
* master, sir
    Yüzüklerin Efendisi ― The Lord of the Rings
* (historical) effendi
* (regional, informal) mister, sir (polite term of address for a man)

#### Declension

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
* well-behaved, courteous, polite
** 2006 January 1, Sores Welat Demir, Damla... Bir Damla Aşk / (Damla... A Drop Of Love - Letters Book by SWD)‎, 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”)