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خير

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

10 استخار استخار ٱستخار He sought, desired, or asked for, خِيرَة (S, Msb, K) or خِيَرَة (as in some copies of the K) [i. e. the blessing, prospering, or favour, of God; &c.]. [And it is trans.; for] one says, اِسْتَخِرِ ا@للّٰهَ يَخِرْ لَكَ [ Desire thou, or ask thou for, the blessing, prospering, or favour, of God; &c.; and He will bless, prosper, or favour, thee; &c.]. (S.) And اِسْتَخَرْتُ ا@للّٰهَ فِيهِ فَخَارَ لِى I desired, or asked, of God, the better of the two things, [or rather the better in it, meaning a case, or an affair,] and He chose it for me. (A.) ― -b2- See also 8.

Derived headwords

استخارverb
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اِسْتَخِرِ ا@للّٰهَ يَخِرْ لَكَ
اِسْتَخَرْتُ ا@للّٰهَ فِيهِ فَخَارَ لِى