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Uzbek
Etymology 1
From the third-person singular possessive form of gʻayr (“another”), from Arabic غَيْر (ḡayr). Compare Azerbaijani qeyri, Turkish gayri (Ottoman Turkish غیری (gayri)), Turkmen gaýry.
Postposition
gʻayri
- (with ablative) other than, besides
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic غَيْرِيّ (ḡayriyy). By surface analysis, gʻayr + iy. Cognate with Azerbaijani qeyri, Turkish gayri (Ottoman Turkish غیری (gayrî)), Turkmen gaýry, Uyghur غەيرىي (gheyriy).
Adjective
gʻayri
- different, other
Determiner
gʻayri
- another