غيرة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ي ر‎ (ḡ-y-r).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣaj.ra/

Noun

غَيْرة • (ḡayra) f

verbal noun of غَارَ‎ (ḡāra, “to be jealous”) (form I)
jealousy
zeal, fervor
solicitude: followed by عَلَى‎ (ʕalā, “for”)
sense of honor, self-respect

Declension

Declension of noun غَيْرة (ḡayra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَيْرة ḡayra	الْغَيْرة‎ al-ḡayra	غَيْرة ḡayrat
Nominative	غَيْرةٌ ḡayratun	الْغَيْرةُ‎ al-ḡayratu	غَيْرةُ ḡayratu
Accusative	غَيْرةً ḡayratan	الْغَيْرةَ‎ al-ḡayrata	غَيْرةَ ḡayrata
Genitive	غَيْرةٍ ḡayratin	الْغَيْرةِ‎ al-ḡayrati	غَيْرةِ ḡayrati

Descendants

→ Malay: gairah
- Indonesian: gairah
→ Persian: غیرت‎ (ğeyrat)
- → Armenian: ղեյրաթ (łeyratʿ)
- → Azerbaijani: qeyrət
- → Bashkir: ғәйрәт (ğäyrät)
- → Kazakh: қайрат (qairat)
- → Ottoman Turkish: غیرت‎ (ğayret)
  - Turkish: gayret
  - → Albanian: gajret
  - → Armenian: խայրէթ (xayrētʿ)
  - → Macedonian: гајрет (gajret)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: ग़ैरत (ġairat)
  Urdu: غیرت‎ (ġairat)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “غار (غير)‎”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ي ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic غَيْرة‎ (ḡayra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣiː.re/, [ˈɣiː.re]

IPA^(key): /ɣiː.ra/, [ˈɣiː.ra]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

غيرة • (ḡīre) f

jealousy, envy
Synonym: حسد‎ (ḥasad)

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