خير
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Algerian Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
خير (ḵīr) m
Arabic[edit]
Root |
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خ ي ر (ḵ-y-r) |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Moroccan: IPA(key): /xajr/, /xiːr/
- Egyptian: IPA(key): /xiːr/, /xeːr/
- Kuwaiti: IPA(key): /xeːr/
- Jordanian: IPA(key): /xeːr/
Noun[edit]
خَيْر • (ḵayr) m (plural خِيَار (ḵiyār) or خُيُور (ḵuyūr) or أَخْيَار (ʔaḵyār))
- goodness, good
- بِخَيْرٍ ― biḵayrin ― well
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:11:
- وَيَدْعُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ بِٱلشَّرِّ دُعَاءَهُ بِٱلْخَيْرِ
- wayadʕu l-ʔinsānu bi-š-šarri duʕāʔahū bi-l-ḵayri
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 99:7-8:
- فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ / وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ
- fa-man yaʕmal miṯqāla ḏarratin ḵayran yarahu / wa-man yaʕmal miṯqāla ḏarratin šarran yarahu
- So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, / And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
- charity; welfare
- (archaic) wealth; money
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun خَيْر (ḵayr)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | خَيْر ḵayr |
الْخَيْر al-ḵayr |
خَيْر ḵayr |
Nominative | خَيْرٌ ḵayrun |
الْخَيْرُ al-ḵayru |
خَيْرُ ḵayru |
Accusative | خَيْرًا ḵayran |
الْخَيْرَ al-ḵayra |
خَيْرَ ḵayra |
Genitive | خَيْرٍ ḵayrin |
الْخَيْرِ al-ḵayri |
خَيْرِ ḵayri |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | خَيْرَيْن ḵayrayn |
الْخَيْرَيْن al-ḵayrayn |
خَيْرَيْ ḵayray |
Nominative | خَيْرَانِ ḵayrāni |
الْخَيْرَانِ al-ḵayrāni |
خَيْرَا ḵayrā |
Accusative | خَيْرَيْنِ ḵayrayni |
الْخَيْرَيْنِ al-ḵayrayni |
خَيْرَيْ ḵayray |
Genitive | خَيْرَيْنِ ḵayrayni |
الْخَيْرَيْنِ al-ḵayrayni |
خَيْرَيْ ḵayray |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | خِيَار; خُيُور; أَخْيَار ḵiyār; ḵuyūr; ʔaḵyār |
الْخِيَار; الْخُيُور; الْأَخْيَار al-ḵiyār; al-ḵuyūr; al-ʔaḵyār |
خِيَار; خُيُور; أَخْيَار ḵiyār; ḵuyūr; ʔaḵyār |
Nominative | خِيَارٌ; خُيُورٌ; أَخْيَارٌ ḵiyārun; ḵuyūrun; ʔaḵyārun |
الْخِيَارُ; الْخُيُورُ; الْأَخْيَارُ al-ḵiyāru; al-ḵuyūru; al-ʔaḵyāru |
خِيَارُ; خُيُورُ; أَخْيَارُ ḵiyāru; ḵuyūru; ʔaḵyāru |
Accusative | خِيَارًا; خُيُورًا; أَخْيَارًا ḵiyāran; ḵuyūran; ʔaḵyāran |
الْخِيَارَ; الْخُيُورَ; الْأَخْيَارَ al-ḵiyāra; al-ḵuyūra; al-ʔaḵyāra |
خِيَارَ; خُيُورَ; أَخْيَارَ ḵiyāra; ḵuyūra; ʔaḵyāra |
Genitive | خِيَارٍ; خُيُورٍ; أَخْيَارٍ ḵiyārin; ḵuyūrin; ʔaḵyārin |
الْخِيَارِ; الْخُيُورِ; الْأَخْيَارِ al-ḵiyāri; al-ḵuyūri; al-ʔaḵyāri |
خِيَارِ; خُيُورِ; أَخْيَارِ ḵiyāri; ḵuyūri; ʔaḵyāri |
Antonyms[edit]
- شَرّ (šarr)
Derived terms[edit]
- صَبَاحُ ٱلْخَيْرِ (ṣabāḥu l-ḵayri)
- تُصْبِحُ عَلَى خَيْرٍ (tuṣbiḥu ʕalā ḵayrin)
- بِخَيْرٍ (biḵayrin)
- مَسَاءُ ٱلْخَيْرِ (masāʔu l-ḵayri)
Descendants[edit]
Verb[edit]
خَيَّرَ • (ḵayyara) II, non-past يُخَيِّرُ (yuḵayyiru)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
خَيَّرَ
(form-II sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
taḵyīr | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
muḵayyir | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
muḵayyar | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | ḵayyartu |
ḵayyarta |
خَيَّرَ ḵayyara |
ḵayyartumā |
ḵayyarā |
ḵayyarnā |
ḵayyartum |
ḵayyarū | |||
f | ḵayyarti |
ḵayyarat |
ḵayyaratā |
ḵayyartunna |
ḵayyarna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuḵayyiru |
tuḵayyiru |
yuḵayyiru |
tuḵayyirāni |
yuḵayyirāni |
nuḵayyiru |
tuḵayyirūna |
yuḵayyirūna | |||
f | tuḵayyirīna |
tuḵayyiru |
tuḵayyirāni |
tuḵayyirna |
yuḵayyirna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuḵayyira |
tuḵayyira |
yuḵayyira |
tuḵayyirā |
yuḵayyirā |
nuḵayyira |
tuḵayyirū |
yuḵayyirū | |||
f | tuḵayyirī |
tuḵayyira |
tuḵayyirā |
tuḵayyirna |
yuḵayyirna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuḵayyir |
tuḵayyir |
yuḵayyir |
tuḵayyirā |
yuḵayyirā |
nuḵayyir |
tuḵayyirū |
yuḵayyirū | |||
f | tuḵayyirī |
tuḵayyir |
tuḵayyirā |
tuḵayyirna |
yuḵayyirna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | خَيِّرْ ḵayyir |
ḵayyirā |
ḵayyirū |
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f | ḵayyirī |
ḵayyirna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | ḵuyyirtu |
ḵuyyirta |
خُيِّرَ ḵuyyira |
ḵuyyirtumā |
ḵuyyirā |
ḵuyyirnā |
ḵuyyirtum |
ḵuyyirū | |||
f | ḵuyyirti |
ḵuyyirat |
ḵuyyiratā |
ḵuyyirtunna |
ḵuyyirna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔuḵayyaru |
tuḵayyaru |
yuḵayyaru |
tuḵayyarāni |
yuḵayyarāni |
nuḵayyaru |
tuḵayyarūna |
yuḵayyarūna | |||
f | tuḵayyarīna |
tuḵayyaru |
tuḵayyarāni |
tuḵayyarna |
yuḵayyarna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔuḵayyara |
tuḵayyara |
yuḵayyara |
tuḵayyarā |
yuḵayyarā |
nuḵayyara |
tuḵayyarū |
yuḵayyarū | |||
f | tuḵayyarī |
tuḵayyara |
tuḵayyarā |
tuḵayyarna |
yuḵayyarna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔuḵayyar |
tuḵayyar |
yuḵayyar |
tuḵayyarā |
yuḵayyarā |
nuḵayyar |
tuḵayyarū |
yuḵayyarū | |||
f | tuḵayyarī |
tuḵayyar |
tuḵayyarā |
tuḵayyarna |
yuḵayyarna |
Adjective[edit]
خَيْر • (ḵayr)
Derived terms[edit]
- رَهَبُوتٌ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ رَحَمُوتٍ (rahabūtun ḵayrun laka min raḥamūtin)
Adjective[edit]
خَيِّر • (ḵayyir) (feminine خَيِّرَة (ḵayyira), common plural أَخْيَار (ʔaḵyār) or خِيَار (ḵiyār), masculine plural خَيِّرُونَ (ḵayyirūna), feminine plural خَيِّرَات (ḵayyirāt), elative خَيْر (ḵayr))
Declension[edit]
Declension of adjective خَيِّر (ḵayyir)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | خَيِّر ḵayyir |
الْخَيِّر al-ḵayyir |
خَيِّرَة ḵayyira |
الْخَيِّرَة al-ḵayyira |
Nominative | خَيِّرٌ ḵayyirun |
الْخَيِّرُ al-ḵayyiru |
خَيِّرَةٌ ḵayyiratun |
الْخَيِّرَةُ al-ḵayyiratu |
Accusative | خَيِّرًا ḵayyiran |
الْخَيِّرَ al-ḵayyira |
خَيِّرَةً ḵayyiratan |
الْخَيِّرَةَ al-ḵayyirata |
Genitive | خَيِّرٍ ḵayyirin |
الْخَيِّرِ al-ḵayyiri |
خَيِّرَةٍ ḵayyiratin |
الْخَيِّرَةِ al-ḵayyirati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | خَيِّرَيْن ḵayyirayn |
الْخَيِّرَيْن al-ḵayyirayn |
خَيِّرَتَيْن ḵayyiratayn |
الْخَيِّرَتَيْن al-ḵayyiratayn |
Nominative | خَيِّرَانِ ḵayyirāni |
الْخَيِّرَانِ al-ḵayyirāni |
خَيِّرَتَانِ ḵayyiratāni |
الْخَيِّرَتَانِ al-ḵayyiratāni |
Accusative | خَيِّرَيْنِ ḵayyirayni |
الْخَيِّرَيْنِ al-ḵayyirayni |
خَيِّرَتَيْنِ ḵayyiratayni |
الْخَيِّرَتَيْنِ al-ḵayyiratayni |
Genitive | خَيِّرَيْنِ ḵayyirayni |
الْخَيِّرَيْنِ al-ḵayyirayni |
خَيِّرَتَيْنِ ḵayyiratayni |
الْخَيِّرَتَيْنِ al-ḵayyiratayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَخْيَار; خِيَار ʔaḵyār; ḵiyār |
الْأَخْيَار; الْخِيَار al-ʔaḵyār; al-ḵiyār |
أَخْيَار; خِيَار ʔaḵyār; ḵiyār |
الْأَخْيَار; الْخِيَار al-ʔaḵyār; al-ḵiyār |
Nominative | أَخْيَارٌ; خِيَارٌ ʔaḵyārun; ḵiyārun |
الْأَخْيَارُ; الْخِيَارُ al-ʔaḵyāru; al-ḵiyāru |
أَخْيَارٌ; خِيَارٌ ʔaḵyārun; ḵiyārun |
الْأَخْيَارُ; الْخِيَارُ al-ʔaḵyāru; al-ḵiyāru |
Accusative | أَخْيَارًا; خِيَارًا ʔaḵyāran; ḵiyāran |
الْأَخْيَارَ; الْخِيَارَ al-ʔaḵyāra; al-ḵiyāra |
أَخْيَارًا; خِيَارًا ʔaḵyāran; ḵiyāran |
الْأَخْيَارَ; الْخِيَارَ al-ʔaḵyāra; al-ḵiyāra |
Genitive | أَخْيَارٍ; خِيَارٍ ʔaḵyārin; ḵiyārin |
الْأَخْيَارِ; الْخِيَارِ al-ʔaḵyāri; al-ḵiyāri |
أَخْيَارٍ; خِيَارٍ ʔaḵyārin; ḵiyārin |
الْأَخْيَارِ; الْخِيَارِ al-ʔaḵyāri; al-ḵiyāri |
Antonyms[edit]
- شِرِّير (širrīr)
References[edit]
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “خير”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 415
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “خير”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 540
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “خير”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[3], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 828–830
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 347
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “خير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 308
Hijazi Arabic[edit]
Root |
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خ ي ر |
1 term |
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
خير • (ḵēr) m (plural أَخْيَار (ʔaḵyār))
Etymology 2[edit]
From Arabic خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
خَيَّر • (ḵayyar) II (non-past يِخَيِّر (yiḵayyir))
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of خير (ḵayyar) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | خيرت (ḵayyart) | خيرت (ḵayyart) | خير (ḵayyar) | خيرنا (ḵayyarna) | خيرتوا (ḵayyartu) | خيروا (ḵayyaru) | |
f | خيرتي (ḵayyarti) | خيرت (ḵayyarat) | ||||||
non-past | m | أخير (ʔaḵayyir) | تخير (tiḵayyir) | يخير (yiḵayyir) | نخير (niḵayyir) | تخيروا (tiḵayyiru) | يخيروا (yiḵayyiru) | |
f | تخيري (tiḵayyiri) | تخير (tiḵayyir) | ||||||
imperative | m | خير (ḵayyir) | خيروا (ḵayyiru) | |||||
f | خيري (ḵayyiri) |
South Levantine Arabic[edit]
Root |
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خ ي ر |
3 terms |
Etymology 1[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
خيّر • (ḵayyar) II (present بخيّر (biḵayyir))
- to make (someone) choose, to give (someone) a choice
- إذا لا سمح الله ارتكبت جريمة كبيرة وخيّروك إنّه يحكموا عليك بالإعدام أو السجن المؤبد، إيش بتختار؟
- ʔiza la samaḥ ʔaḷḷa rtakabt jarīme kbīre w-ḵayyarūk ʔinno yoḥkomu ʕalēk bil-ʔiʕdām ʔaw is-sijn li-mʔabbad, ʔēš btiḵtār?
- If, God forbid, you committed a major crime and you had to choose (literally: they made you choose) [between] them sentencing you to death or life imprisonment, what would you choose?
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of خيّر (ḵayyar) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | خيّرت (ḵayyart) | خيّرت (ḵayyart) | خيّر (ḵayyar) | خيّرنا (ḵayyarna) | خيّرتو (ḵayyartu) | خيّرو (ḵayyaru) | |
f | خيّرتي (ḵayyarti) | خيّرت (ḵayyarat) | ||||||
present | m | بخيّر (baḵayyer) | بتخيّر (bitḵayyer) | بخيّر (biḵayyer) | منخيّر (minḵayyer) | بتخيّرو (bitḵayyru) | بخيّرو (biḵayyru) | |
f | بتخيّري (bitḵayyri) | بتخيّر (bitḵayyer) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | اخيّر (aḵayyer) | تخيّر (tḵayyer) | يخيّر (yḵayyer) | نخيّر (nḵayyer) | تخيّرو (tḵayyru) | يخيّرو (yḵayyru) | |
f | تخيّري (tḵayyri) | تخيّر (tḵayyer) | ||||||
imperative | m | خيّر (ḵayyer) | خيّرو (ḵayyru) | |||||
f | خيّري (ḵayyri) |
Etymology 2[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
خير • (ḵēr, ḵayr) m
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- Arabic adjectives with triptote singular in -a
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- Arabic adjectives with basic triptote broken plural
- Arabic elative adjectives
- Arabic irregular elative adjectives
- Hijazi Arabic terms belonging to the root خ ي ر
- Hijazi Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- Hijazi Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Hijazi Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hijazi Arabic lemmas
- Hijazi Arabic nouns
- Hijazi Arabic masculine nouns
- Hijazi Arabic verbs
- Hijazi Arabic form-II verbs
- Hijazi Arabic hollow form-II verbs
- Hijazi Arabic hollow verbs
- South Levantine Arabic terms belonging to the root خ ي ر
- South Levantine Arabic terms with audio links
- South Levantine Arabic lemmas
- South Levantine Arabic verbs
- South Levantine Arabic form-II verbs
- South Levantine Arabic terms with usage examples
- South Levantine Arabic terms borrowed from Arabic
- South Levantine Arabic semi-learned borrowings from Arabic
- South Levantine Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- South Levantine Arabic nouns
- South Levantine Arabic masculine nouns