Αγαρηνός

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Αγαρηνός (Agarēnós, “a mediaeval name”), from Ἄγαρ (Ágar, “Hagar”) +‎ -ηνός (-ēnós) [1] (Hagar was the mother of Ishmael)

Noun

Αγαρηνός • (Agarinós) m (plural Αγαρηνοί, feminine Αγαρηνή)

  1. (dated, pejorative) an Ismaili Arab
    1. An Ottoman Muslim
    2. a Turk
    3. (figuratively) a violent, barbaric man

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References

  1. ↑ Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre (abbreviated)
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