بغير

See also: تغير, تعير, and بغیر

Arabic

Etymology

بِـ (bi-, “with”) + غَيْر (ḡayr, “other than”)

Preposition

بِغَيْرِ • (bi-ḡayri)

1. without
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 22:8:

     وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُجَادِلُ فِي اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَابٍ مُّنِيرٍ

     wamina n-nāsi man yujādilu fī l-lahi biḡayri ʕilmin walā hudan walā kitābin munīrin

     ˹Still˺ there are some who dispute about Allah without knowledge, guidance, or an enlightening scripture.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:38:

     لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ أَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍۢ

     ˹hoping˺ that Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and increase them out of His grace. And Allah provides for whoever He wills without limit.

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					بِغَيْرِ (bi-ḡayri)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	بِغَيْرِي (bi-ḡayrī)		بِغَيْرِنَا (bi-ḡayrinā)
Second person	بِغَيْرِكَ (bi-ḡayrika)	بِغَيْرِكِ (bi-ḡayriki)	بِغَيْرِكُمَا (bi-ḡayrikumā)	بِغَيْرِكُمْ (bi-ḡayrikum)	بِغَيْرِكُنَّ (bi-ḡayrikunna)
Third person	بِغَيْرِهِ (bi-ḡayrihi)	بِغَيْرِهَا (bi-ḡayrihā)	بِغَيْرِهِمَا (bi-ḡayrihimā)	بِغَيْرِهِمْ (bi-ḡayrihim)	بِغَيْرِهِنَّ (bi-ḡayrihinna)

Synonyms

• بِلَا (bilā)

Descendants

• ⇒ Gujarati: વગર (vagar)