Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian غیر (ğayr), from Arabic غَيْر (ḡayr).

Adjective

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ਗੈਰ (gair) (Shahmukhi spelling غیر)

  1. alien, strange

Noun

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ਗੈਰ (gairm (Shahmukhi spelling غیر)

  1. rival (in love)

Prefix

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ਗੈਰ (gair)

  1. non-, un-
    ਗੈਰ ਸਿੱਖgair sikkhanon-Sikh

Further reading

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  • ਗੈਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024