gayri-

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See also: gayri, gʻayri, and gʻayri-

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غیر (gayr-i), from Persian غیرـ (ğeyr-e-), from Arabic غَيْر (ḡayr) + Persian ezafe. Cognate with Azerbaijani qeyri-, Uyghur غەيرى (gheyri), Uzbek gʻayri-.

Prefix

gayri-

  1. not, un-, non-, in-
    Synonym: na-

Derived terms