giaur

Polish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كاور (gāvur), from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur), a variant of گَبْر (gabr, “infidel”); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡjawr/

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• Rhymes: -awr
• Syllabification: giaur

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