giaour

Meaning

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.

Translations

giaour

gâvur

gavur

كافر

giaour

giaurro

كَافِر

Giaur

γκιαούρης

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒaʊə/

Etymology

Borrowed from French giaour, from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur), a variant of گَبْر (gabr, “infidel”); see there for more. Doublet of Gheber and Gueber.