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غيرة

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Arabic

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Root
غ ي ر (ḡ y r)
14 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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غَيْرة (ḡayraf

  1. verbal noun of غَارَ (ḡāra, to be jealous) (form I)
  2. 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.
  3. zeal, fervor
  4. solicitude: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, for)
  5. sense of honor, self-respect

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Descendants

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References

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  • 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

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Root
غ ي ر
5 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic غَيْرة (ḡayra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣiː.re/, [ˈɣiː.re]
  • IPA(key): /ɣiː.ra/, [ˈɣiː.ra]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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غيرة (ḡīref

  1. jealousy, envy
    Synonym: حسد (ḥasad)