Arabic

Adjective

غُيُر • ‎(ḡuyur) m pl

1. masculine plural of غَيُور ‎(ḡayūr, “zealous, very jealous, very enthusiastic”)

Noun

غُيُر • ‎(ḡuyur) m pl

1. plural of غَيُور ‎(ḡayūr, “zealot”)

Etymology 2

From the root غ ي ر ‎(ḡ-y-r).

Pronunciation

Noun

غَيْر • ‎(ḡayr) m

1. (literally) something else, someone else, others

   الْغَيْر‎ ― al-ḡayr ― the others, neighbors

   بِغَيْرِ‎ ― bi-ḡayri ― without

   مِن غَيْرِ‎ ― min ḡayri ― without

   فِي غَيْرِ‎ ― fī ḡayri ― without (with following abstract noun)

   فِي غَيْرِ مَا‎ ― fī ḡayri mā ― without (with following abstract noun)

Declension

Preposition

غَيْرُ or غَيْرَ • ‎(ḡayru or ḡayra)

1. except, other than, different from, unlike

   غَيْرُهُ‎ ― ḡayruhu ― another (literally, "other than him")

2. no, not, un-, non-, in-, dis-

   غَيْرُ طَيِّبٍ‎ ― ḡayru ṭayyibin ― not good

3. except, save, but

Inflection

Verb

غَيَّرَ • ‎(ḡayyara) II, non-past يُغَيِّرُ‎ (yuḡayyiru)

1. (transitive) to change, to alter

Conjugation