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ghayrah

ghayrah noun: protective jealousy; a person's dislike or displeasure over someone else sharing a right or privilege that belongs to them.

Noun

ghayrah (uncountable)

  1. Protective jealousy; a person's dislike or displeasure over someone else sharing a right or privilege that belongs to them.

Forms of ghayrah

alternative formghayra
alternative formgheera
alternative formgheerah
alternative formghira

Origin of ghayrah

From Arabic غَيْرَة (ḡayra).

Questions about ghayrah

What does ghayrah mean?
Ghayrah means protective jealousy; a person's dislike or displeasure over someone else sharing a right or privilege that belongs to them.
What part of speech is ghayrah?
Ghayrah is a noun.

Words near ghayrah in the dictionary

  1. ghaychaks
  2. ghayn
  3. ghayns
  4. ghayr muqallid
  5. ghayra
  6. ghayrah
  7. Ghazakh
  8. ghazal
  9. ghazals
  10. Ghazarian
  11. Ghazarians

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