غیرـ

Persian

Etymology

From غیر (ğeyr-e, “other than, unlike”). See there for more details.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣaj.ɾi]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäj.ɾɪ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäj.ɾɪ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣäj.ɾɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣäj.ɾi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qejɹe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁäj.ɾi]

Readings
Classical reading?	ğayr-i-
Dari reading?	ğayr-i-
Iranian reading?	ğeyr-e-
Tajik reading?	ġayr-i-

Prefix

Dari	غیرـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ғайри-

غیرـ • (ğeyr-e-)

2. un-, non-, in-

   Synonym: ناـ (nâ)

Derived terms

Persian terms prefixed with غیرـ

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qeyri-
• → Chagatai: غیر
  • Uyghur: غەيرى (gheyri)
  • Uzbek: gʻayri-
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ग़ैर- (ġair-)

  Urdu: غَیرـ (ġair-)

• → Ottoman Turkish: غیر (gayr-i)
  • Turkish: gayri-