و غیره

Persian

Etymology

Probably a spelling pronunciation of Arabic وَغَيْرُهُ (waḡayruhu, literally “and other than it”).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? waġayrah
Iranian reading? vaġeyre

Phrase

و غیره • (va ġeyre)

  1. et cetera, and so forth

Descendants

  • → Marathi: वगैरे (vagaire)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: वग़ैरह (vaġairah)
    Urdu: وَغَیرَہْ (vaġairah)

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