afendi / efendi / apendi / ependi
/afendi/, /efendi/, /apendi/, /ependi/ · plural afendile
mullah, efendi, Muslim cleric — Also used as a title after a cleric's name. rais afendi is the senior efendi. The word came through Ottoman Turkish from Greek.
- afendi mejgitde namaz qıldıradı — the mullah leads the prayer in the mosque
- el afendisi — the village mullah
- afendini endi kişi joqlamaydı — nobody visits the efendi anymore
- afendini nasiyhatına tıŋlağan aqıllı bolur — whoever listens to the mullah's advice will become wise
- afendi ölükge janazı etdiredi — the mullah performs the funeral prayer for the deceased
- afendi jarlı üyden erekdi — the mullah keeps far from a poor man's house
- afendi adam ölse tirilir — the efendi comes to life when someone dies
- afendi berilgen jerden qalmaz — the efendi won't miss a place where things are given
- afendi joqdan muwazin afendi boldu — for want of a mullah, the muezzin became the mullah
- afendi toyda alğış duwa qıldı — the mullah said a blessing prayer at the wedding
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | afendithe efendi | afendimmy efendi | afendiŋyour efendi | afendisihis efendi | afendibizour efendi | afendigizyou all's efendi | afendileritheir efendis |
| Genitive | afendinithe efendi's | afendimimy efendi's | afendiŋiyour efendi's | afendisinihis efendi's | afendibizniour efendi's | afendigizniyou all's efendi's | afendilerinitheir efendis' |
| Accusative | afendinithe efendi (as the object) | afendimimy efendi (as the object) | afendiŋiyour efendi (as the object) | afendisinhis efendi (as the object) | afendibizniour efendi (as the object) | afendigizniyou all's efendi (as the object) | afendilerintheir efendis (as the object) |
| Dative | afendigeto the efendi | afendimeto my efendi | afendiŋeto your efendi | afendisineto his efendi | afendibizgeto our efendi | afendigizgeto you all's efendi | afendilerineto their efendis |
| Locative | afendidein / at the efendi | afendimdein / at my efendi | afendiŋdein / at your efendi | afendisindein / at his efendi | afendibizdein / at our efendi | afendigizdein / at you all's efendi | afendilerindein / at their efendis |
| Ablative | afendidenfrom the efendi | afendimdenfrom my efendi | afendiŋdenfrom your efendi | afendisindenfrom his efendi | afendibizdenfrom our efendi | afendigizdenfrom you all's efendi | afendilerindenfrom their efendis |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | afendilethe efendis | afendilerimmy efendis | afendileriŋyour efendis | afendilerihis efendis | afendileribizour efendis | afendilerigizyou all's efendis | afendileritheir efendis |
| Genitive | afendilenithe efendis' | afendilerimimy efendis' | afendileriŋiyour efendis' | afendilerinihis efendis' | afendileribizniour efendis' | afendilerigizniyou all's efendis' | afendilerinitheir efendis' |
| Accusative | afendilenithe efendis (as the object) | afendilerimimy efendis (as the object) | afendileriŋiyour efendis (as the object) | afendilerinhis efendis (as the object) | afendileribizniour efendis (as the object) | afendilerigizniyou all's efendis (as the object) | afendilerintheir efendis (as the object) |
| Dative | afendilegeto the efendis | afendilerimeto my efendis | afendileriŋeto your efendis | afendilerineto his efendis | afendileribizgeto our efendis | afendilerigizgeto you all's efendis | afendilerineto their efendis |
| Locative | afendiledein / at the efendis | afendilerimdein / at my efendis | afendileriŋdein / at your efendis | afendilerindein / at his efendis | afendileribizdein / at our efendis | afendilerigizdein / at you all's efendis | afendilerindein / at their efendis |
| Ablative | afendiledenfrom the efendis | afendilerimdenfrom my efendis | afendileriŋdenfrom your efendis | afendilerindenfrom his efendis | afendileribizdenfrom our efendis | afendilerigizdenfrom you all's efendis | afendilerindenfrom their efendis |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: afendileri can mean "his / her efendis", "their efendi", or "their efendis" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | afendinikithe efendi's one | afendinikilethe efendi's ones | afendilenikithe efendis' one | afendilenikilethe efendis' ones |
| Genitive | afendinikiniof the efendi's one | afendinikileniof the efendi's ones | afendilenikiniof the efendis' one | afendilenikileniof the efendis' ones |
| Accusative | afendinikinthe efendi's one (as the object) | afendinikilenithe efendi's ones (as the object) | afendilenikinthe efendis' one (as the object) | afendilenikilenithe efendis' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | afendinikineto the efendi's one | afendinikilegeto the efendi's ones | afendilenikineto the efendis' one | afendilenikilegeto the efendis' ones |
| Locative | afendinikindein / at the efendi's one | afendinikiledein / at the efendi's ones | afendilenikindein / at the efendis' one | afendilenikiledein / at the efendis' ones |
| Ablative | afendinikindenfrom the efendi's one | afendinikiledenfrom the efendi's ones | afendilenikindenfrom the efendis' one | afendilenikiledenfrom the efendis' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.