غيرة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ي ر (ḡ-y-r).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣaj.ra/

Noun

غَيْرة (ḡayra) f

  1. verbal noun of غَارَ (ḡāra, to be jealous) (form I)
  2. jealousy
  3. zeal, fervor
  4. solicitude: followed by عَلَى(ʕalā, for)
  5. sense of honor, self-respect

Declension

Descendants

  • Malay: 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]
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Noun

غيرة (ḡīre) f

  1. jealousy, envy
    Synonym: حسد (ḥasad)
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