خَيَّرَ choose in Arabic
خَيَّرَ is how you say “choose” in Arabic.
Root خ ي ر kh-y-r. verb (form II). khayyara.
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Meaning of choose in Arabic
- give someone a choice, let them choose typically with بين (between) two things or options
- prefer, favor one thing over another
- judge as superior, declare the winner in the passive خُيِّر, said of a contest or dispute
Example sentence
وَإِنَّ الأَحْمَقَ يُخَيِّرُ نَفْسَهُ فِي الأَخْلاقِ فَمَا أَحَبَّتْ مِنْهَا أَحَبَّ وَمَا كَرِهَتْ مِنْهَا كَرِهَ
And indeed, the foolish lets his soul choose in matters of conduct, so what it likes, he likes, and what it dislikes, he dislikes.
يُخَيِّرُ lets choose
Present-tense verb 'yukhayyiru' = 'he gives a choice to'; subject 'he' is built in.
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How it is used
خيّر is causative: it means to offer or give someone a choice, not to choose oneself (that is اختار). Hadith reports use it this way, e.g. giving someone a choice between two houses; the passive خُيِّر can also mean a person was judged the winner of a dispute.
Words from the same root
- خَيْرٌ good, good things; wealth
- اختار to choose, select, or prefer
- استخار to seek God's guidance in choosing
- خَايَرَ to compete in goodness and surpass
Common questions
- How do you say "choose" in Arabic?
- خَيَّرَ (khayyara) means to give someone a choice between options; to choose something yourself is اختار (ikhtāra), from the same root.
- What does the root خ-ي-ر mean?
- It centers on goodness and choosing the better of two things, the opposite of شرّ (evil); خَيْرٌ is the noun for "good" itself.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).