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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Ἀγαρηνός (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)
- (dated, derogatory) an Ishmaelite Arab
- An Ottoman Muslim
- a Turk
- (figuratively) a violent, barbaric man
Declension
Coordinate terms
- Άγαρ f (Ágar, “Hagar”)
- αγάς m (agás, “agha”)
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