Uyghur

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Etymology

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

Prefix

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غەيرى (gheyri)

  1. un-, non-, in-
    Synonym: ناـ (na-)

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