غيرة

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Arabic

Root
غ ي ر (ḡ y r)
15 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

غَيْرة • (ḡayra) f

  1. verbal noun of غَارَ (ḡāra, “to be jealous”) (form I)
  2. jealousy
    الْغَيْرَةُ غَالِبًا مَا تَنْبَعُ مِن مَشَاعِرِ الْنُّقْصِ أَوْ قِلَّةِ تَقْدِيرِ لِلْذَّاتِ، وَمُقَارَنَةُ الشَّخْصِ بِنَفْسِهِ بِاِسْتِمْرَارِ مَعَ الْآخَرِينَ وَالْشُّعُورِ بِأَنَّ لَدَيْهِمُ الْمَزِيدِ أَوْ أَفْضَلِ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُؤْدِيَ إِلَى مَشَاكِلِ إِضَافِيَّةٍ فِي مَجَالِ تَقْدِيرِ الذَّاتِ.
    al-ḡayratu ḡāliban mā tanbaʕu min mašāʕiri l-nnuqṣi ʔaw qillati taqdīri lilḏḏāti, wamuqāranatu š-šaḵṣi binafsihi biistimrāri maʕa l-ʔāḵarīna wālššuʕūri biʔanna ladayhimu l-mazīdi ʔaw ʔafḍali yumkinu ʔan yuʔdiya ʔilā mašākili ʔiḍāfiyyatin fī majāli taqdīri ḏ-ḏāti.
    Jealousy often stems from feelings of inadequacy or low self-esteem, and constantly comparing oneself to others and feeling that others have more or are better can lead to further self-esteem issues.
  3. zeal, fervor
  4. solicitude: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “for”)
  5. sense of honor, self-respect

Declension

Declension of noun غَيْرة (ḡayra)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal غَيْرة
ḡayra 		الْغَيْرة
al-ḡayra 		غَيْرة
ḡayrat
nominative غَيْرةٌ
ḡayratun 		الْغَيْرةُ
al-ḡayratu 		غَيْرةُ
ḡayratu
accusative غَيْرةً
ḡayratan 		الْغَيْرةَ
al-ḡayrata 		غَيْرةَ
ḡayrata
genitive غَيْرةٍ
ḡayratin 		الْغَيْرةِ
al-ḡayrati 		غَيْرةِ
ḡayrati

Descendants

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
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic غَيْرة (ḡayra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣiː.re/,
  • IPA(key): /ɣiː.ra/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

غيرة • (ḡīre) f

  1. jealousy, envy
    Synonym: حسد (ḥasad)
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