gayri

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See also: gayri-, gʻayri, and gʻayri-

Turkish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غیری (gayri), from the third-person singular possessive form of غیر (gayr, another), from Arabic غَيْر (ḡayr). Compare Azerbaijani qeyri, Turkmen gaýry, Uzbek gʻayri.

Pronunciation[edit]

Postposition[edit]

gayri (+ ablative)

  1. other than, besides

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غیری (gayrî), from Arabic غَيْرِيّ (ḡayriyy). By surface analysis, gayr +‎ -i (nisba suffix). Cognate with Azerbaijani qeyri, Turkmen gaýry, Uyghur غەيرىي (gheyriy), Uzbek gʻayri.

Adjective[edit]

gayri

  1. different, other

Determiner[edit]

gayri

  1. another

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