giaur

Polish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ⁧كاور⁩ (gāvur) (Turkish gâvur), from Persian ⁧گاور⁩ (gâvor), a variant of ⁧گبر⁩ (gabr, “infidel”); see there for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡja.ur/
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  • Rhymes: -aur
  • Syllabification: gia‧ur

Noun

giaur m pers

  1. (derogatory) a giaour, a non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians
    Synonyms: innowierca, niewierny, różnowierca

Declension
Declension of giaur
singular plural
nominative giaur giaurzy/giaury (deprecative)
genitive giaura giaurów
dative giaurowi giaurom
accusative giaura giaurów
instrumental giaurem giaurami
locative giaurze giaurach
vocative giaurze giaurzy

Further reading
  • giaur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • giaur in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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