effendi in Arabic
أَفَنْدِي ʔafandī
/ɛˈfɛndi/
effendi in Arabic: أَفَنْدِي (ʔafandī). In English, effendi means 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.
Arabic words for effendi
- title of respect
- أَفَنْدِي ʔafandī
English meaning of effendi
- noun 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.
- noun The highest military rank attainable by African soldiers in several British and Imperial German colonial forces.
effendi in other languages
Questions about effendi in Arabic
- What is the meaning of effendi in Arabic?
- Effendi in Arabic is أَفَنْدِي (ʔafandī).
- ما معنى كلمة effendi؟
- Effendi: أَفَنْدِي (ʔafandī).
- What does effendi mean in English?
- Effendi means 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.
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