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Wiktionary

  1. giaournoun

    A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians like Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians.

  2. Etymology: From gavur, from گور, a variant of گبر, probably from كافر.

Wikipedia

  1. Giaour

    Giaour or Gawur (; Turkish: gâvur, Turkish pronunciation: [ɟaˈvuɾ]; from Persian: گور gâvor, an obsolete variant of modern گبر gaur, originally derived from Imperial Aramaic:

Webster Dictionary

  1. Giaournoun

    an infidel; -- a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the Mohammedan religion, especially Christrians

  2. Etymology: [Turk. giaur an infidel, Per. gawr, another form of ghebr fire worshiper. Cf. Kaffir, Gheber .]

Wikidata

  1. Giaour

    Giaour, Gawur or Ghiaour written gâvur in modern Turkish, is an offensive ethnic slur used by Muslims in Turkey and the Balkans to describe all who are non-Muslim, with particular reference to Christians like Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs, ethnic Macedonians, Aromanians and Assyrians. The term is considered highly offensive by Christians in the Balkans. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica described the term as follows: Giaour, a word used by the Turks to describe all who are not Moslems, with especial reference to Christians. The word, first employed as a term of contempt and reproach, has become so general that in most cases no insult is intended in its use; similarly, in parts of China, the term foreign devil has become void of offence. A strict analogy to giaour is found in the Arabic kafir, or unbeliever, which is so commonly in use as to have become the proper name of peoples and countries.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Giaour

    jowr, n. infidel, a term applied by the Turks to all who are not of their own religion. [Turk. jawr—Ar. káfir, an infidel.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Giaour

    the Turkish name for an unbeliever in the Mohammedan faith, and especially for a Christian in that regard.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Giaour

    From the Arabic kiafir, “unbeliever.” The Turks bestow this name on all European Christians, enemies of the Mohammedan faith. Readers of Lord Byron’s poem “The Giaour” may require to be informed of its meaning.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of giaour in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of giaour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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