أغير
See also: أعير
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| غ ي ر (ḡ y r) |
| 15 terms |
Elative of غَيُور (ḡayūr, “jealous; zealous, eager”).
Adjective
أَغْيَر • (ʔaḡyar)
- elative degree of غَيُور (ḡayūr):
- more jealous; most jealous
- 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 19:22:
- أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ غَيْرَةِ سَعْدٍ؟ فَوَٱللَّٰهِ لَأَنَا أَغْيَرُ مِنْهُ، وَٱللَّهُ أَغْيَرُ مِنِّي، مِنْ أَجْلِ غَيْرَةِ اللَّهِ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ، وَلَا شَخْصَ أَغْيَرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَلَا شَخْصَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ الْعُذْرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنْذِرِينَ، وَلَا شَخْصَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ الْمِدْحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ.
- ʔataʕjabūna min ḡayrati saʕdin? fawal-lāhi laʔanā ʔaḡyaru minhu, wal-lahu ʔaḡyaru minnī, min ʔajli ḡayrati l-lahi ḥarrama l-fawāḥiša mā ẓahara minhā wamā baṭana, walā šaḵṣa ʔaḡyaru mina l-lahi, walā šaḵṣa ʔaḥabbu ʔilayhi l-ʕuḏru mina l-lahi, min ʔajli ḏalika baʕaṯa l-lahu l-mursalīna mubašširīna wamunḏirīna, walā šaḵṣa ʔaḥabbu ʔilayhi l-midḥatu mina l-lahi, min ʔajli ḏalika waʕada l-lahu l-jannata.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- more zealous, more eager; most zealous, most eager
- more jealous; most jealous
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular unknown | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَغْيَر ʔaḡyar |
الْأَغْيَر al-ʔaḡyar |
? | ? |
| nominative | أَغْيَرُ ʔaḡyaru |
الْأَغْيَرُ al-ʔaḡyaru |
? | ? |
| accusative | أَغْيَرَ ʔaḡyara |
الْأَغْيَرَ al-ʔaḡyara |
? | ? |
| genitive | أَغْيَرَ ʔaḡyara |
الْأَغْيَرِ al-ʔaḡyari |
? | ? |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَغْيَرَيْن ʔaḡyarayn |
الْأَغْيَرَيْن al-ʔaḡyarayn |
? | ? |
| nominative | أَغْيَرَانِ ʔaḡyarāni |
الْأَغْيَرَانِ al-ʔaḡyarāni |
? | ? |
| accusative | أَغْيَرَيْنِ ʔaḡyarayni |
الْأَغْيَرَيْنِ al-ʔaḡyarayni |
? | ? |
| genitive | أَغْيَرَيْنِ ʔaḡyarayni |
الْأَغْيَرَيْنِ al-ʔaḡyarayni |
? | ? |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | plural unknown | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | أَغْيَرِين ʔaḡyarīn |
الْأَغْيَرِين al-ʔaḡyarīn |
? | ? |
| nominative | أَغْيَرُونَ ʔaḡyarūna |
الْأَغْيَرُونَ al-ʔaḡyarūna |
? | ? |
| accusative | أَغْيَرِينَ ʔaḡyarīna |
الْأَغْيَرِينَ al-ʔaḡyarīna |
? | ? |
| genitive | أَغْيَرِينَ ʔaḡyarīna |
الْأَغْيَرِينَ al-ʔaḡyarīna |
? | ? |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “غير”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “غير:غَيُور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Verb
أغير (form II)
- أُغَيِّرُ (ʔuḡayyiru) /ʔu.ɣaj.ji.ru/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of غَيَّرَ (ḡayyara)
- أُغَيَّرُ (ʔuḡayyaru) /ʔu.ɣaj.ja.ru/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of غَيَّرَ (ḡayyara)
- أُغَيِّرَ (ʔuḡayyira) /ʔu.ɣaj.ji.ra/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of غَيَّرَ (ḡayyara)
- أُغَيَّرَ (ʔuḡayyara) /ʔu.ɣaj.ja.ra/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of غَيَّرَ (ḡayyara)
- أُغَيِّرْ (ʔuḡayyir) /ʔu.ɣaj.jir/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of غَيَّرَ (ḡayyara)
- أُغَيَّرْ (ʔuḡayyar) /ʔu.ɣaj.jar/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of غَيَّرَ (ḡayyara)