غَيْرُهُand others in Arabic

Example sentences

• وَيَقُولُ يُوسُفُ بْنُ اَسْبَاطِ وَغَيْرُهُ

  And Yusuf ibn Asbat and others say:

  وَغَيْرُهُ — and others. This is a fixed phrase: a noun meaning 'others' with a possessive pronoun glued to its end, and the wa- at the front coordinates it with the name before it. The attached pronoun points back to the just-named authority, so the whole thing means 'and people like him'. It widens the subject from one person to a group.

  From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →

• وَإِنْ كَانَ غَيْرُهُ الْقَارِئِ اِسْتَرَاحَ،

  And if another reciter took a rest,

  غَيْرُهُ — another. A noun meaning 'other than', carrying -hu 'his/it', so 'someone other than him'. The attached pronoun points back to the figure under discussion, contrasting a different reciter with the one described; the suffix tracks that earlier referent.

  From: Humility Over Fame →