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غَيْر

ghayra

other than, not

ছাড়া, ভিন্ন, নয়

Root letters: غ ي رAppears 147 times in the Qur'an#77 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 8

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: غ ي ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)غَيْرَ147 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • بِغَيْرِwithout (any)bighayri · 41 times
  • غَيْرَother (than)ghayra · 39 times
  • غَيْرُother thanghayru · 20 times
  • غَيْرِnot (of)ghayri · 10 times
  • لِغَيْرِto other thanlighayri · 4 times
  • أَفَغَيْرَSo is (it) other thanafaghayra · 4 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root غ ي ر — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

For the disbelievers - not easy.

Surah 74:10 — Read full ayah

And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,

Surah 50:31 — Read full ayah

Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed,

Surah 56:86 — Read full ayah