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خير
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaخِيرٌ خير Generousness; generosity; (S, A, Msb, K;) liberality; munificence. (Msb.) You say, فُلَانٌ ذُو خِيرٍ Such a one is a possessor of generousness, or generosity, &c. (Msb.) And هُوَ مِنْ وَالخِيرِ ↓ أَهْلِ الخَيْرِ [ He is of the people of good, or of wealth, &c., and of generosity ]. (A.) ― -b2- Eminence; elevated state or condition; nobility. (IAar, K.) ― -b3- Origin. (Lh, K.) ― -b4- Nature, or disposition. (A, K.) You say, هُوَ كَرِيمُ الخِيرِ He is generous in nature, or disposition. (A.) ― -b5- Form, aspect, or appearance; figure, person, mien, feature, or lineaments; guise, or external state or condition; or the like; syn. هَيْئَةٌ. (Lh, K.)
Derived headwords
خِيرٌ
- 1.
فُلَانٌ ذُو خِيرٍ
هُوَ مِنْ
هُوَ كَرِيمُ الخِيرِ