No. 21 in Arabic
غير
The Arabic word "غير" means "other than," "non-," or "not."
In a sentence
غير أحمد أسلوبه في الدراسة.
Ahmed changed his study method.
Here, 'غير' means 'to change'. It's a verb being used to indicate an action of changing something.
الطقس اليوم غير مشمس.
The weather today is not sunny.
In this sentence, 'غير' is used as a negation particle meaning 'not' to describe the weather.
تصرفه كان غير متوقع.
His behavior was unexpected.
'غير' functions as a negation adding meaning to the adjective 'unexpected', forming 'not expected' or 'unexpected' in this context.
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