"كاور" meaning in Ottoman Turkish

See كاور in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gâvur [romanization], كاوری [accusative, definite], كاورلر [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur), archaic form of گبر (gabr, “Zoroastrian; infidel, kafir”). Doublet of كبر (gebr, “Zoroastrian, Guebre”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ota|fa-cls|گَاوُر}} Borrowed from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur), {{doublet|ota|كبر|t1=Zoroastrian, Guebre|tr1=gebr}} Doublet of كبر (gebr, “Zoroastrian, Guebre”) Head templates: {{head|ota|noun|definite accusative|كاوری|plural|كاورلر|f1tr=gâvuru|f2tr=gâvurlar|tr=gâvur}} كاور • (gâvur) (definite accusative كاوری (gâvuru), plural كاورلر (gâvurlar))
  1. (Islam, religious slur) kafir, giaour, infidel, non-Muslim, disbeliever, one who is not a Muslim Tags: slur Synonyms: كافر Derived forms: كاور اولمق (gâvur olmak) (english: to renounce Islam), كاورجه (gâvurca) (english: in the manner of an infidel), كاورلق (gâvurluk) (english: the quality or conduct of an infidel)
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "gâvur"
          },
          "expansion": "Turkish: gâvur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Turkish: gâvur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "kaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Albanian: kaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Albanian: kaur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "գյավուր",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: գյավուր (gyavur)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: գյավուր (gyavur)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "гяу́р",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: гяу́р (gjaúr), гяу́рин (gjaúrin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: гяу́р (gjaúr), гяу́рин (gjaúrin)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "giaour",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: giaour",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: giaour"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "giaour",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: giaour, ghiaour",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: giaour, ghiaour"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Giaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Giaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Giaur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "ѓаур",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: ѓаур (ǵaur)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macedonian: ѓаур (ǵaur)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "ghiaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: ghiaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: ghiaur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "gyaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: gyaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: gyaur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "giaurro",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: giaurro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: giaurro"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "giaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: giaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: giaur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "гяу́р",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: гяу́р (gjaúr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: гяу́р (gjaúr)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "ђаур//đaur",
            "3": "каур//kaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: ђаур /đaur, каур /kaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: ђаур /đaur, каур /kaur"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ota",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "گَاوُر"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ota",
        "2": "كبر",
        "t1": "Zoroastrian, Guebre",
        "tr1": "gebr"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of كبر (gebr, “Zoroastrian, Guebre”)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur), archaic form of گبر (gabr, “Zoroastrian; infidel, kafir”). Doublet of كبر (gebr, “Zoroastrian, Guebre”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gâvur",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "كاوری",
      "roman": "gâvuru",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "كاورلر",
      "roman": "gâvurlar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ota",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite accusative",
        "4": "كاوری",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "كاورلر",
        "f1tr": "gâvuru",
        "f2tr": "gâvurlar",
        "tr": "gâvur"
      },
      "expansion": "كاور • (gâvur) (definite accusative كاوری (gâvuru), plural كاورلر (gâvurlar))",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
  "lang_code": "ota",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ottoman Turkish religious slurs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ota",
          "name": "Islam",
          "orig": "ota:Islam",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to renounce Islam",
          "roman": "gâvur olmak",
          "word": "كاور اولمق"
        },
        {
          "english": "in the manner of an infidel",
          "roman": "gâvurca",
          "word": "كاورجه"
        },
        {
          "english": "the quality or conduct of an infidel",
          "roman": "gâvurluk",
          "word": "كاورلق"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kafir, giaour, infidel, non-Muslim, disbeliever, one who is not a Muslim"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "religious",
          "religious"
        ],
        [
          "slur",
          "slur"
        ],
        [
          "kafir",
          "kafir"
        ],
        [
          "giaour",
          "giaour"
        ],
        [
          "infidel",
          "infidel"
        ],
        [
          "non-Muslim",
          "non-Muslim"
        ],
        [
          "disbeliever",
          "disbeliever"
        ],
        [
          "Muslim",
          "Muslim"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Islam, religious slur) kafir, giaour, infidel, non-Muslim, disbeliever, one who is not a Muslim"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "كافر"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slur"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "كاور"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to renounce Islam",
      "roman": "gâvur olmak",
      "word": "كاور اولمق"
    },
    {
      "english": "in the manner of an infidel",
      "roman": "gâvurca",
      "word": "كاورجه"
    },
    {
      "english": "the quality or conduct of an infidel",
      "roman": "gâvurluk",
      "word": "كاورلق"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "gâvur"
          },
          "expansion": "Turkish: gâvur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Turkish: gâvur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "kaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Albanian: kaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Albanian: kaur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "գյավուր",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: գյավուր (gyavur)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: գյավուր (gyavur)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "гяу́р",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: гяу́р (gjaúr), гяу́рин (gjaúrin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: гяу́р (gjaúr), гяу́рин (gjaúrin)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "giaour",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: giaour",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: giaour"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "giaour",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: giaour, ghiaour",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: giaour, ghiaour"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Giaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Giaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Giaur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "ѓаур",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: ѓаур (ǵaur)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macedonian: ѓаур (ǵaur)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "ghiaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: ghiaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: ghiaur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "gyaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: gyaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: gyaur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "giaurro",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: giaurro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: giaurro"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "giaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: giaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: giaur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "гяу́р",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: гяу́р (gjaúr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: гяу́р (gjaúr)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "ђаур//đaur",
            "3": "каур//kaur",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: ђаур /đaur, каур /kaur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: ђаур /đaur, каур /kaur"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ota",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "گَاوُر"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ota",
        "2": "كبر",
        "t1": "Zoroastrian, Guebre",
        "tr1": "gebr"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of كبر (gebr, “Zoroastrian, Guebre”)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian گَاوُر (gāwur), archaic form of گبر (gabr, “Zoroastrian; infidel, kafir”). Doublet of كبر (gebr, “Zoroastrian, Guebre”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gâvur",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "كاوری",
      "roman": "gâvuru",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "كاورلر",
      "roman": "gâvurlar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ota",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "definite accusative",
        "4": "كاوری",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "كاورلر",
        "f1tr": "gâvuru",
        "f2tr": "gâvurlar",
        "tr": "gâvur"
      },
      "expansion": "كاور • (gâvur) (definite accusative كاوری (gâvuru), plural كاورلر (gâvurlar))",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
  "lang_code": "ota",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Ottoman Turkish doublets",
        "Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ottoman Turkish lemmas",
        "Ottoman Turkish nouns",
        "Ottoman Turkish religious slurs",
        "Ottoman Turkish terms borrowed from Classical Persian",
        "Ottoman Turkish terms derived from Classical Persian",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ota:Islam"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kafir, giaour, infidel, non-Muslim, disbeliever, one who is not a Muslim"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religious",
          "religious"
        ],
        [
          "slur",
          "slur"
        ],
        [
          "kafir",
          "kafir"
        ],
        [
          "giaour",
          "giaour"
        ],
        [
          "infidel",
          "infidel"
        ],
        [
          "non-Muslim",
          "non-Muslim"
        ],
        [
          "disbeliever",
          "disbeliever"
        ],
        [
          "Muslim",
          "Muslim"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Islam, religious slur) kafir, giaour, infidel, non-Muslim, disbeliever, one who is not a Muslim"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "كافر"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slur"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "كاور"
}

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