гяур

See also: ѓаур

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Persian گاور (gâvor), گبر (gabr), from Aramaic גַּבְרָא‎ (gaḇrā, man), from earlier Imperial Aramaic 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀 (gbrʾ), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gabr-.

Replaced earler (attested since 15th century) гаур (gaur) in 18th century, possibly under influence of Western European languages.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʲɪˈur]
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲaˈur]

Noun

гяу́р (gjaúr) m anim (genitive гяу́ра, nominative plural гяу́ры, genitive plural гяу́ров)

  1. (derogatory) giaour (infidel)

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), гяур”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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