غيران

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Arabic

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Root
غ ي ر (ḡ y r)
14 terms

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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غَيْرَان (ḡayrān) (feminine غَيْرَى (ḡayrā), common plural غَيَارَى (ḡayārā) or غُيَارَى (ḡuyārā))
غَيْرَان (ḡayrān) (feminine غَيْرَانَة (ḡayrāna), common plural غَيَارَى (ḡayārā) or غُيَارَى (ḡuyārā), masculine plural غَيْرَانُونَ (ḡayrānūna), feminine plural غَيْرَانَات (ḡayrānāt))

  1. jealous

Declension

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
غ ي ر
5 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic غَيْرَان (ḡayrān). Intensive adjective of the stative verb غار (ḡār, to be jealous, envious).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣaj.raːn/, [ɣajˈrɑːn]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Adjective

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غيران (ḡayrān) (feminine غيرانة (ḡayrāne), common plural غيرانين (ḡayrānīn))

  1. jealous, envious
    Synonym: حاسد (ḥāsed)