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g̠airat (for A. غیرة , inf. n. of غیر 'to be jealous' (of), etc.), s.f. Jealousy, source or cause of jealousy; care of what is sacred or inviolable; a nice sense of honour; honour; courage, spirit; modesty, bashfulness, shame;—envy, emulation; disdain, indignation; enmity:—g̠airat-afzā, adj. Increasing jealousy or envy:—g̠airat-kash, adj. Enduring jealousy; jealous:—g̠airat khānā(-kī), To experience shame, to blush with shame:—g̠airat-mand, or g̠airatwālā, adj. Jealous; emulous, envious; highminded, having a nice sense of honour; modest, bashful:—be-gairat, adj. Having no sense of honour; shameless:—be-gairatī, s.f. Shamelessness.
Origin: Persian