goodness
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خ-ي-ر
The Arabic root خ-ي-ر (kh-y-r)
Form I verb خَارَ: to select
15 words in the dictionary are built from خ-ي-ر, including verbs in Forms I, VIII, X. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.
Most common
Adjective
مُخْتَار
chosen
Noun
خَيْرِيَّة
charity
Noun
خَيْرِيّ
wallflower
Verbs and the nouns that come from them
خَارَ
· present يَخِيرُ
Form I · The plain action
to select, to choose; to prefer
خَيْر
better
خِيرَة
elite
خِيَرَة
خَائِر
مَخِير
خَارَ
· present يَخِيرُ
Form I · The plain action
to become wealthy; to outdo (someone); to make good [with فِي (fī) ‘an issue’ and لِ (li) ‘for someone’] (especially of God)
خَيْر
خَيَارَة
خَائِر
مَخِير
to choose, to make one’s choice; to select, to elect, to pick
اِسْتَخَارَ
· present يَسْتَخِيرُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to seek what's best, ask for best, to ask for guidance, to choose what's best
اِسْتِخَارَة
مُسْتَخِير
مُسْتَخَار
Other nouns and adjectives
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