qeyri-
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See also: qeyri
Azerbaijani[edit]
Cyrillic | гејри- | |
---|---|---|
Abjad | classical sp | غیر |
new sp | غئیری- |
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Persian غیرـ (ğeyr-e-), from Arabic غَيْر (ḡayr) + Persian ezafe. Cognate with Turkish gayri- (Ottoman Turkish غیر (gayr-i)), Uyghur غەيرى (gheyri), Uzbek gʻayri-.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Prefix[edit]
qeyri-
- un-, non-, in-
- Synonym: na-
- qeyri- + mümkün (“possible”) → qeyri-mümkün (“impossible”)
- qeyri- + iş günləri (“working days”) → qeyri-iş günləri (“non-working days”)
Usage notes[edit]
- qeyri- is separated from the word whose meaning it reverses by a hyphen. However, no hyphen is used for qeyri when it is used as the determiner another.
- qeyri- can be stressed.