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غَيَّر
to change (something) /ˈɣaj.ja.ra/
verbA1#540 most common
Also: to alter, to modify, to transform
Example sentences
غَيَّرَ رَأْيَهُ.
He changed his mind.
هَلْ غَيَّرْتَ رَقْمَ هَاتِفِكَ؟
Did you change your phone number?
غَيَّرَتْ سَامِيَةُ لَوْنَ شَعْرِهَا.
Samia changed her hair color.
يَجِبُ أَنْ نُغَيِّرَ الخُطَّةَ قَبْلَ فَوَاتِ الأَوَانِ.
We must change the plan before it is too late.
غَيَّرَتِ الحَرْبُ مَلامِحَ المَدِينَةِ تَمَامًا.
The war completely changed the face of the city.
لَمْ يُغَيِّرْ مَوْقِفَهُ رَغْمَ كُلِّ الضُّغُوطِ الَّتِي مُورِسَتْ عَلَيْهِ.
He did not change his stance despite all the pressure exerted on him.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُغَيِّر | غَيَّرْتُ | سَأُغَيِّر |
| 2sg | تُغَيِّر | غَيَّرْتَ | سَتُغَيِّر |
| 3sg | يُغَيِّر | غَيَّرَ | سَيُغَيِّر |
| 1pl | نُغَيِّر | غَيَّرْنَا | سَنُغَيِّر |
| 2pl | تُغَيِّرُونَ | غَيَّرْتُمْ | سَتُغَيِّرُونَ |
| 3pl | يُغَيِّرُونَ | غَيَّرُوا | سَيُغَيِّرُونَ |
Word family
تَغْيِيرchange, alteration (verbal noun)
تَغَيَّرَto change (intransitive), to be altered
تَغَيُّرchange as a process of becoming different
مُغَيِّرone who changes (active participle)
مُغَيَّرchanged, altered (passive participle)
Etymology
غَيَّر is the Form II (faʿʿala) verb built on the triliteral root غ-ي-ر, which carries the sense of otherness and difference. The base word غَيْر means "other than" or "different from." Doubling the middle radical adds a causative force: to make something other, that is, to change it. The same root yields words for jealousy, where a person reacts to a rival who threatens to alter a relationship.
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