Gabar

[gah-ber]

noun

1. an Iranian Zoroastrian.

Gabar

/ ˈɡɑːbə /

noun

1. a member of an Iranian religious sect practising a modern version of Zoroastrianism

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterizing the Gabar sect or its beliefs

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gabar¹

< Persian < Arabic kāfir; Kaffir

Example Sentences

“If there are those who think they are stronger than the state, they should know that we will finish those who terrorized the wholesale market as soon as possible, as the state finished the terrorists in Cudi, in Gabar, in Tendurek, inside the caves,” he said, in a reference to Turkey’s counterterrorism operations against Kurdish insurgents in southeastern Turkey.

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Giorgio Gabar, a popular musician, was just as bitter.

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Gabar's wife, a 13-year-old child bride, wore his Victoria Cross on her sari all her life until her death in 1981.

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"We want to make sure they know we're here," says Agid Gabar, a 21-year-old fighter.

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N� er �ar til at taka, at Grettir �smundarson sat heima at Bjargi um haustit, s��an �eir V�gabar�i skildu � ��reyjargn�pi.

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