غيرة

العربية

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غيرة

/ɣaj.ra/

noun غَيْرة · ḡayra · الْغَيْرة · غَيْرةٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of غَارَ (ḡāra, “to be jealous”) (form I)
jealousy الْغَيْرَةُ غَالِبًا مَا تَنْبَعُ مِن مَشَاعِرِ الْنُّقْصِ أَوْ قِلَّةِ تَقْدِيرِ لِلْذَّاتِ، وَمُقَارَنَةُ الشَّخْصِ بِنَفْسِهِ بِاِسْتِمْرَارِ مَعَ الْآخَرِينَ وَالْشُّعُورِ بِأَنَّ لَدَيْهِمُ الْمَزِيدِ أَوْ أَفْضَلِ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُؤْدِيَ إِلَى مَشَاكِلِ إِضَافِيَّةٍ فِي مَجَالِ تَقْدِيرِ الذَّا
zeal, fervor
solicitude: followed by عَلَى (ʕalā, “for”)
sense of honor, self-respect

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jealousy jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {غيرة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}