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Highlights
Present tense
يَخْتَارُ
Verbal nouns
Active participle
مُخْتَار
Passive participle
مُخْتَار
Most common words from the same root
Adjective
مُخْتَار
chosen
Noun
خَيْرِيَّة
charity
اِخْتَارَ in English
Verb · Form VIII
- to choose, to make one’s choice transitive
- to select, to elect, to pick transitive
Words from the root خ-ي-ر
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
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
اِخْتَارَ
· present يَخْتَارُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
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
اِخْتَارَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | اِخْتَرْتُ | أَخْتَارُ | أَخْتَارَ | أَخْتَرْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | اِخْتَرْتَ | تَخْتَارُ | تَخْتَارَ | تَخْتَرْ | اِخْتَرْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | اِخْتَرْتِ | تَخْتَارِينَ | تَخْتَارِي | تَخْتَارِي | اِخْتَارِي |
| هُوَ he | اِخْتَارَ | يَخْتَارُ | يَخْتَارَ | يَخْتَرْ | — |
| هِيَ she | اِخْتَارَتْ | تَخْتَارُ | تَخْتَارَ | تَخْتَرْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | اِخْتَرْتُمَا | تَخْتَارَانِ | تَخْتَارَا | تَخْتَارَا | اِخْتَارَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | اِخْتَارَا | يَخْتَارَانِ | يَخْتَارَا | يَخْتَارَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | اِخْتَارَتَا | تَخْتَارَانِ | تَخْتَارَا | تَخْتَارَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | اِخْتَرْنَا | نَخْتَارُ | نَخْتَارَ | نَخْتَرْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | اِخْتَرْتُمْ | تَخْتَارُونَ | تَخْتَارُوا | تَخْتَارُوا | اِخْتَارُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | اِخْتَرْتُنَّ | تَخْتَرْنَ | تَخْتَرْنَ | تَخْتَرْنَ | اِخْتَرْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | اِخْتَارُوا | يَخْتَارُونَ | يَخْتَارُوا | يَخْتَارُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | اِخْتَرْنَ | يَخْتَرْنَ | يَخْتَرْنَ | يَخْتَرْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | اِخْتِيَار، خِيرَة، خِيَار |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُخْتَار |
| Passive participle | مُخْتَار |
اِخْتَارَ in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَاخْتَارَتْ نَفْسِي الْخَنِقَ، الْمَوْتَ عَلَى عِظَامِي هذِهِ.So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.Job 7:15, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
كَمْ بِالأَقَلِّ أَنَا أُجَاوِبُهُ وَأَخْتَارُ كَلاَمِي مَعَهُ؟How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?Job 9:14, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَاخْتَارَ دَاوُدَ عَبْدَهُ، وَأَخَذَهُ مِنْ حَظَائِرِ الْغَنَمِ.He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:Psalms 78:70, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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