Αγαρηνός

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EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

Αγαρηνός (Agarinósm (plural Αγαρηνοί, feminine Αγαρηνή)

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

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Georgios Babiniotis (2008), “Αγαρηνός”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN. (abbreviated)