ghairah
Malay
Alternative forms
- gairah (Indonesia)
Etymology
From Arabic غَيْرَة (ḡayra, “jealously, zeal”).
Noun
ghairah (Jawi spelling غاءيره, plural ghairah-ghairah, informal 1st possessive ghairahku, impolite 2nd possessive ghairahmu, 3rd possessive ghairahnya)
- passion, strong desire
- Synonym: berahi
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- keghairahan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- mengghairahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
Descendants
- Indonesian: gairah
Further reading
- “ghairah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.