أفندي

العربية

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أفندي

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی, from Medieval Greek ἀφέντης (aphéntēs), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs), from αὐτο- (auto-) + *ἕντης (*héntēs) + -της (-tēs).

noun أَفَنْدِي · ʔafandī · أَفَنْدِيَّان · أَفَنْدِيَّة · الْأَفَنْدِي

honorific address on an adult male; mister, sir, efendi
tangerine, mandarin orange (fruit)

In English

tangerine fruit
sir address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown
gentleman well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
effendi title of respect

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"أفندي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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أفندي. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A

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"أفندي." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أفندي},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}