Σαρακηνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

May be from Arabic شرقيين (sharqiyyin, easterners), though the Oxford English Dictionary disputes this.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Σαρακηνός (Sarakēnós) m (genitive Σαρακηνοῦ); second declension

  1. an inhabitant of Saraka, Sinai Peninsula
  2. (medieval) a Muslim; a Saracen

Inflection

Descendants

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,024
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