خير

خِيَرَةٌ خير خيره خيرة and ↓ خِيرَةٌ (of which the former is the better known, TA) are substs. from اِخْتَارَهُ, (K,) or from اِخْتَارَهُ ا@للّٰهُ, (S,) both signifying A thing, man, or beast, and things, &c, that one chooses: (TA:) or [ a thing, &c.,] chosen, selected, or elected: (Mgh:) as in the saying, مُحَمَّدُ خِيَرَةُ ا@للّٰهِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ and ↓ خِيرَتُهُ [ Mohammad is the chosen, or elect, of God, from his creatures ]: (S, Mgh: *) or ↓ خِيرَةٌ is a subst. from الاِخْتِيَارٌ, like فِدْيَةٌ from الاِفْتِدَاآءُ; and خِيَرَةٌ is syn. with خِيَارٌ and اِخْتِيَارٌ; or is from تَخَيَّرْتُ الشَّىْءَ: or, as some say, خِيرَةٌ and خِيَرَةٌ are syn.: (Msb:) see 8; and see also خِيَارٌ: and ↓ هٰذِهِ خِيرَتِى (Msb, TA) or خِيَرَتِى (TA) means This is what I choose; (Msb, (TA;) and so هٰذَا خيرتى: and هٰؤُلَاآءِ خيرتى These are what I choose. (TA.) [See مُخْتَارٌ.] ― -b2- See also خِيرَةٌ.