غیر

See also: غير‎ and غ ي ر‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic غَيْر‎ (ḡayr).

Noun

غیر • (gayr) (plural اغیار‎)

  1. another, not the same person or things
Descendants
  • Turkish: gayr

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian غیرـ‎ (ğeyr-e-), from Arabic غَيْر‎ (ḡayr) + Persian ezafe.

Prefix

غیر • (gayr-i)

  1. (an adverbial prefix forming negative adjectives) not, un-, non-, in-
    Synonym: ناـ‎ (nâ-)
Derived terms
  • غیر محدود‎ (gayr-i mahdud)
  • غیر ممكن‎ (gayr-i mümkin)
  • غیر منقول‎ (gayr-i menkul)
Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic غَيْر‎ (ḡayr).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɣajɾ/

Noun

Dari غیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғайр (ġayr)

غیر • (ğeyr) (plural اغیار‎ (ağyâr))

  1. another
Descendants

Etymology 2

From غیر‎ (ğeyr) + ezafe.

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɣajɾi/

Preposition

Dari غیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғайри (ġayri)

غیر • (ğeyr-e)

  1. other than, different from, unlike

Prefix

Dari غیرـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғайри- (ġayri-)

غیرـ • (ğeyr-e-)

  1. un-, non-, in-
    Synonym: ناـ‎ (nâ)
Derived terms
Persian terms prefixed with غیر
Descendants

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian غیر‎ (ğeyr), from Arabic غَيْر‎ (ḡayr).

Noun

غَیر • (ġair) m (Hindi spelling ग़ैर)

  1. outsider, foreigner
  2. other
  3. unrelated
Declension
Declension of غیر
singular plural
direct غیر‎ (ġair) غیر‎ (ġair)
oblique غیر‎ (ġair) غیروں‎ (ġairō̃)
vocative غیر‎ (ġair) غیرو‎ (ġairō)

Adjective

غَیر • (ġair) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ग़ैर)

  1. strange, foreign
  2. other

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian غیرـ‎ (ğeyr-e-), from Arabic غَيْر‎ (ḡayr).

Prefix

غَیر • (ġair) (Hindi spelling ग़ैर-)

  1. not, un-, non-, in-
    Synonyms: اَـ‎ (a-), ناـ‎ (nā-)
Derived terms

References

  • “غیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “غیر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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