Effendi (actually spelled "Efendi" in Turkish) (a Turkish title meaning a lord or master) is a title of respect, equivalent to the English sir, in Turkey and some other Eastern countries. 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 no higher rank, such as Bey or Pasha. It may also indicate a definite office, as Hakim effendi, chief physician to the sultan. The possessive form effendim (my master) is used by servants and in formal intercourse. A lord is a male who has power and authority. ... Master was once a title used in England for men of fairly high rank, such as gentlemen, priests or scholars. ... Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ... Bey is the Turkish word for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. ... Pasha (or pascha, bashaw; Turkish: paşa) originally from Persian padshah or padeshah meaning king) was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors and generals. ... The Sultan in Disneys Aladdin A Sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... Headline text hjvhwhatsgm,Possessive adjectives modify nouns. ...

The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica claims that it comes corrupted from the Greek authentes (aphentes in Modern Greek's "lord") but this etymology is unlikely. The term most likely derives from the Old Turkic apandi, a title of nobility. The word also appears in Old Uyghur.^[1] 1913 advertisement for the 11th edition, with the slogan When in doubt — look it up in the Encyclopædia Britannica The Encyclopædia Britannica (properly spelled with æ, the ae-ligature) was first published in 1768–1771 as The Britannica was an important early English-language general encyclopedia and is still... The History of the Greek language Origins There are many theories about the origins of the Greek language. ... The Turkic language spoken by the Gokturks and used on the Orkhon inscriptions. ... Uyghur (ئۇيغۇرچه UyurqÉ™, or ئۇيغۇر تىلى Uyur tili; Simplified Chinese: 维吾尔语; Traditional Chinese: 維吾爾語; Pinyin: WéiwúěryÇ”) is a Turkic language spoken by the Uyghur people in Xinjiang (also called East Turkestan or Uyghuristan), China. ...

Also, in some of Southeast Asia countries, Indonesia and Malaysia for example, "Effendi" can be referred as someone's name, literally meaning "The Most Successful Person" in Arabic. Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ...

Effendi (warrant officer) was the highest rank that a Black African could achieve in the British King's African Rifles. The Kings African Rifles (KAR) was a British colonial regiment in East Africa from 1902 until the independence of the various colonies in the 1960s. ...

See also

• Ottoman titles

There were three titles of nobility in the Ottoman Empire. ...

Notes

1. ↑  e.g., Baranovitch at n. 41

References

• Baranovitch, Nimrod. "From the Margins to the Center." China Quarterly 175: 726-750 . Cambridge Univ. Press, 2003.
• Drompp, Michael. Tang China And The Collapse Of The Uighur Empire: A Documentary History. Brill Academic Publishers, 2004.