غيرة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root غ ي ر (ḡ-y-r)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣaj.ra/
Noun
غَيْرَة • (ḡayra) f
- verbal noun of غَارَ (ḡāra, “to be jealous”) (form I)
- jealousy
- zeal, fervor
- solicitude: followed by عَلَى (ʿalā, “for”)
- sense of honor, self-respect
Declension
Declension of noun غَيْرَة (ḡayra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | غَيْرَة ḡayra |
الْغَيْرَة al-ḡayra |
غَيْرَة ḡayrat |
| Nominative | غَيْرَةٌ ḡayratun |
الْغَيْرَةُ al-ḡayratu |
غَيْرَةُ ḡayratu |
| Accusative | غَيْرَةً ḡayratan |
الْغَيْرَةَ al-ḡayrata |
غَيْرَةَ ḡayrata |
| Genitive | غَيْرَةٍ ḡayratin |
الْغَيْرَةِ al-ḡayrati |
غَيْرَةِ ḡayrati |
Descendants
- Indonesian: gairah
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
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