خيار

See also: خیار

Arabic

خِيَار

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian خیار (xiyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.jaːr/

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Noun

خِيَار • (ḵiyār) m (collective, singulative خِيَارَة f (ḵiyāra))

1. cucumber

Declension

Declension of noun خِيَار (ḵiyār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِيَار ḵiyār	الْخِيَار al-ḵiyār	خِيَار ḵiyār
Nominative	خِيَارٌ ḵiyārun	الْخِيَارُ al-ḵiyāru	خِيَارُ ḵiyāru
Accusative	خِيَارًا ḵiyāran	الْخِيَارَ al-ḵiyāra	خِيَارَ ḵiyāra
Genitive	خِيَارٍ ḵiyārin	الْخِيَارِ al-ḵiyāri	خِيَارِ ḵiyāri

Etymology 2

Root
خ ي ر (ḵ-y-r)

Noun

خِيَار • (ḵiyār) m (plural خِيَارَات (ḵiyārāt))

1. choice, option

Declension

Declension of noun خِيَار (ḵiyār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِيَار ḵiyār	الْخِيَار al-ḵiyār	خِيَار ḵiyār
Nominative	خِيَارٌ ḵiyārun	الْخِيَارُ al-ḵiyāru	خِيَارُ ḵiyāru
Accusative	خِيَارًا ḵiyāran	الْخِيَارَ al-ḵiyāra	خِيَارَ ḵiyāra
Genitive	خِيَارٍ ḵiyārin	الْخِيَارِ al-ḵiyāri	خِيَارِ ḵiyāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِيَارَيْن ḵiyārayn	الْخِيَارَيْن al-ḵiyārayn	خِيَارَيْ ḵiyāray
Nominative	خِيَارَانِ ḵiyārāni	الْخِيَارَانِ al-ḵiyārāni	خِيَارَا ḵiyārā
Accusative	خِيَارَيْنِ ḵiyārayni	الْخِيَارَيْنِ al-ḵiyārayni	خِيَارَيْ ḵiyāray
Genitive	خِيَارَيْنِ ḵiyārayni	الْخِيَارَيْنِ al-ḵiyārayni	خِيَارَيْ ḵiyāray
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِيَارَات ḵiyārāt	الْخِيَارَات al-ḵiyārāt	خِيَارَات ḵiyārāt
Nominative	خِيَارَاتٌ ḵiyārātun	الْخِيَارَاتُ al-ḵiyārātu	خِيَارَاتُ ḵiyārātu
Accusative	خِيَارَاتٍ ḵiyārātin	الْخِيَارَاتِ al-ḵiyārāti	خِيَارَاتِ ḵiyārāti
Genitive	خِيَارَاتٍ ḵiyārātin	الْخِيَارَاتِ al-ḵiyārāti	خِيَارَاتِ ḵiyārāti

Derived terms

• خِيارَانِ أَحْلاهُمَا مُرّ (ḵiyārāni ʔaḥlāhumā murr)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خِيَار (ḵiyār).

Noun

خيار • (ḵiyār) m (collective)

1. cucumbers

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خِيَار (ḵiyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xjaːr/

• Audio:

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Noun

خيار • (ḵyār) m (collective, singulative خيارة f (ḵyāra), paucal خيارات (ḵyārāt))

1. cucumbers

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خِيَار (ḵiyār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.jaːr/, [xɪˈjɑːrˤ]
• IPA^(key): /xjaːr/, [ˈxjɑːrˤ]

• Audio (Bethlehem):

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Noun

خيار • (ḵyār, ḵiyār) m (collective, singulative خيارة f (ḵyāra, ḵiyāra))

1. cucumbers

   خيارة / حبة خيار ― ḵyāra / ḥabbet ḵyār ― a cucumber