Where does “ग़ैर” come from?
ग़ैर (Hindi) comes from Persian غیر, from Classical Persian غیرـ, from Arabic غَيْر — other than.
ग़ैर (Hindi): stranger, outsider; strange, foreign; other
Definitions
- stranger, outsider; strange, foreign; other
Ancestry of “ग़ैर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | غیر | another; other than; different |
| 2 | Classical Persian | غیرـ | — |
| 3 | Arabic | غَيْر | other than |