Arabic vocabulary
غَيْرwithout
How to say “without” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
اعْلَمْ أَنَّ مُطْلَقَ الْهَوَى يَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّذَّةِ الْحَاضِرَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ فِكْرٍ فِي عَاقِبَةٍ
Know that unchecked desire calls towards immediate pleasure without considering the consequences.
غَيْرِ — without. Literally 'other-than'; joined to the 'from' before it, the two together carry 'without'. It heads a possessive pair with the next noun and sits in the genitive.
From: The Discipline of Foresight →غَيْرَ أَنَّ الْعَادَةَ تَقْتَضِيهِ ذَلِكَ
However, habit necessitates that.
غَيْرَ — except. 'Other-than', used here to launch a contrast ('however, except that'); accusative, opening onto the 'that' which follows.
From: The Discipline of Foresight →وفي هذه الآيات أنواع من العبر من الدلالة على ضلال من يحاكم إلى غير الكتاب والسنة، وعلى نفاقه،
In these verses, there are lessons indicating the misguidance of those who refer to other than the Qur'an and Sunnah, and their hypocrisy.
غَيْرِ — other than. 'other than', genitive after 'ila', head of an 'of' pairing with 'the Book'.
From: Judging by Revelation →غير أنهم وضعوها في غير مواضعها المستحقَّة لها،
However, they placed them outside their proper contexts.
غَيْرَ — other than. 'except that, however' — 'ghayr' in the accusative used as 'but'; it heads an 'of' pairing with the 'anna' clause and concedes a flaw.
From: Misguided Methodology →غير أنهم وضعوها في غير مواضعها المستحقَّة لها،
However, they placed them outside their proper contexts.
غَيْرِ — other than. 'other than', genitive after 'fi', head of an 'of' pairing with 'their places'.
From: Misguided Methodology →وألَّفوا الأدلة تأليفًا غير مستقيم،
And they composed arguments in an unsound manner.
غَيْرَ — unsound. 'not, un-' — 'ghayr' in the accusative (describing 'a composing'), head of an 'of' pairing with 'sound' = 'an unsound composing'.
From: Misguided Methodology →غير أنهم بإطالة العبارة، وإبعاد الإشارة،
However, by lengthening expression and extending indications.
غَيْرَ — other than. 'except that, however' — 'ghayr' in the accusative as 'but', head of an 'of' pairing with the 'anna' clause; it opens a concession.
From: Misguided Methodology →وتسبيح الركوع والسجود كذلك أيضاً عند أحمد وغيره،
And the tasbih of bowing and prostration is likewise according to Ahmad and others.
وَغَيْرِهِ — and others. 'and others than him' — 'wa' plus 'ghayr' plus 'his', genitive; 'Ahmad and others'.
From: Required Remembrance →وتسبيح الركوع والسجود كذلك أيضاً عند أحمد وغيره،
And the glorification in bowing and prostration is also required according to Ahmad and others,
وَغَيْرِهِ — and others. 'and others than him' — 'wa' plus 'ghayr' plus 'his', genitive; 'Ahmad and others'.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →غير مُهْملَة وَلَا مُرْسلَة تَحت حكم الطبيعة والهوى
Not neglected or left uncontrolled under the rule of nature and desire.
غَيْرُ — Not. A noun 'other than', used to negate the adjective after it — 'not neglected'; it governs the following word in the genitive. Arabic negates a description by putting this 'other-than' before it.
From: Humility Before the Divine →وَفِي رِوَايَةِ غَيْرِ التِّرْمِذِيِّ
And in a narration other than Tirmidhi's:
غَيْرِ — other than. 'Other than', the word Arabic uses for exception or difference. Sitting as the owner in 'narration of ___', genitive itself, it in turn owns the name that follows: 'a version of someone other than Tirmidhi'.
From: Patience and Trust in God →إن كان مما يدرك بالاجتهاد كالمعاني والأحكام الجلية والخفية والعموم والخصوص والإعراب وغير ذلك
If it is a matter comprehensible through juristic effort, such as clear and hidden meanings, general and specific implications, grammar, and other things.
وَغَيْرِ — and other. 'and other than' — a catch-all closing the list, heading an 'of' pair with 'that.' It signals the examples are not exhaustive: these and the like.
From: How Scholars Read Scripture →وأما من كان ليس من أهله لكونه غير جامع لأدواته فحرام عليه التفسير
As for those who are not qualified, because they do not possess the tools, interpretation is forbidden for them.
غَيْرَ — not. This word means 'non- / not,' negating the noun it heads — here 'not gathering [the tools].' It is in the -a form as the content of 'his being': his being NOT in command of the equipment.
From: How Scholars Read Scripture →ثم المفسرون برأيهم من غير دليل صحيح
Then there are those who interpret by their own opinion without valid evidence.
غَيْرِ — without. The second half of 'without' — 'other than [valid evidence].' It heads an 'of' pair with 'evidence,' so the whole reads 'with no sound proof at all.'
From: How Scholars Read Scripture →٢ ومنهم من يقصد الدعاء إلى خير ويحتج بآية من غير أن تظهر له دلالة لما قاله
2 - And among them are those who aim for good, and cite an Ayah without clear evidence for what they claim.
غَيْرِ — without. The second half of 'without.' Here, unusually, it heads not a noun but a whole 'that'-clause ('that evidence appear to him'), so 'without' stretches over a clause: without it ever becoming clear to him.
From: How Scholars Read Scripture →٣ ومنهم من يفسر ألفاظه العربية من غير وقوف على معانيها عند أهلها وهي مما لا يؤخذ إلا بالسماع من أهل العربية وأهل التفسير
3 - And among them are those who interpret Arabic words without knowing their meanings as understood by the experts, meanings which can only be learned by listening to Arabic scholars and interpreters.
غَيْرِ — without. The second half of 'without,' heading an 'of' pair with 'grasp': 'without a grasp of their meanings.' It frames the whole charge — he proceeds with no real footing.
From: How Scholars Read Scripture →إن كان مما يدرك بالاجتهاد كالمعاني والأحكام الجلية والخفية والعموم والخصوص والإعراب وغير ذلك
If it is something reachable through juristic effort, like clear and hidden meanings, general and specific rulings, grammar, and the like.
وَغَيْرِ — and others. 'and other than' — a catch-all closing the list, heading an 'of' pair with 'that.' The examples are not exhaustive: these and their like.
From: Quran Interpretation and Debate →وأما من كان ليس من أهله لكونه غير جامع لأدواته فحرام عليه التفسير لكن له أن ينقل التفسير عن المعتمدين من أهله
As for those who are not its experts due to lack of tools, it is forbidden for them to interpret, but they can convey interpretation from trusted sources.
غَيْرَ — lack of. 'non- / not,' negating the noun it heads — 'not gathering [the tools].' In the -a form as the content of 'his being'.
From: Quran Interpretation and Debate →ويصحّ للتطوعات غير المؤقّتة في سائر الأوقات غير أوقات الكراهة
It is valid for non-timed voluntary prayers at all times except the disliked times.
غَيْرِ — not. 'non- / not,' here negating the adjective after it — 'the NON-timed ones.' It modifies the voluntary prayers, picking out those with no fixed hour. In the -i form to agree with the noun it describes.
From: When Earth Replaces Water →ويصحّ للتطوعات غير المؤقّتة في سائر الأوقات غير أوقات الكراهة
It is valid for non-timed voluntary prayers at all times except the disliked times.
غَيْرِ — except. 'other than / except' — here carving an exception out of 'all the times.' It heads an 'of' pair with 'the times of dislike,' subtracting those from the otherwise open allowance.
From: When Earth Replaces Water →ويجوزُ التيممُ للنوافلِ غيرِ المؤقّتةِ في سائرِ الأوقاتِ غيرِ أوقاتِ الكراهة
It is permissible to perform a dry ablution for non-time-bound optional prayers at all times except those of dislike.
غَيْرِ — non. 'non- / not,' negating the adjective after it — 'the NON-timed ones.' It modifies the optional prayers, picking out those with no fixed hour. In the -i form to agree with the noun it describes.
From: Purification Without Water →ويجوزُ التيممُ للنوافلِ غيرِ المؤقّتةِ في سائرِ الأوقاتِ غيرِ أوقاتِ الكراهة
It is permissible to perform a dry ablution for non-time-bound optional prayers at all times except those of dislike.
غَيْرِ — except. 'other than / except' — carving an exception out of 'all the times.' It heads an 'of' pair with 'the times of dislike,' subtracting those from the otherwise open allowance.
From: Purification Without Water →ثم أخبر سبحانه عن حال الانسان في يوم القيامة أنه غير ممتنع من عذاب الله لا بقوة منه ولا بقوة من خارج وهو الناصر
Then Allah informed that on the Day of Judgment, a human cannot protect himself from Allah's punishment, neither through his own strength nor through outside help.
غَيْرُ — cannot. A word meaning 'other than / not', used to negate a quality by saying one is 'devoid of' it, and heading a possessive pairing with the participle after it. So 'he is not-capable-of-resisting' is built as 'he is other-than resisting'.
From: Preparing for Judgment Day →ومصيب الفصل الذي ينفصل عنده المراد ويتميز من غيره
And reaches the outcome where the intended meaning is separated and distinguished from others.
غَيْرِهِ — others.. A noun 'other than it' fused with an attached 'it' ending, 'others/what is not it', held in the genitive by 'from'. It names everything distinct from the intended meaning.
From: Signs of Resurrection →
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