غيرة
Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| غ ي ر (ḡ-y-r) |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
غَيْرة • (ḡayra) f
- verbal noun of غَارَ (ḡāra, “to be jealous”) (form I)
- 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.
- zeal, fervor
- solicitude: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “for”)
- sense of honor, self-respect
Declension edit
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 edit
- → Malay: gairah
- Indonesian: gairah
- → Persian: غیرت (ğeyrat)
- → Turkmen: gaýrat
- → Uyghur: غەيرەت (gheyret)
- → Uzbek: gʻayrat
References edit
- 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 edit
| Root |
|---|
| غ ي ر |
| 5 terms |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
غيرة • (ḡīre) f