الخير

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root الخير (al-khayr) primarily denotes goodness, virtue, and excellence. It extends to encompass wealth, abundance, and the act of choosing or selecting. It also appears in place names and as part of personal names, often signifying positive attributes.

Derived headwords

الخيرnoun

1.
Goodness, virtueboth
The inherent quality of being good, righteous, or virtuous; moral excellence.
2.
Wealth, propertyboth
Material possessions, riches, and abundance.
3.
Abundance, plentyboth
A large quantity or amount of something desirable.
4.
The best partboth
The choicest or most excellent portion of something.

خيورnoun

1.
Good thingsboth
Plural of الخير, referring to good deeds, qualities, or possessions.

الكثير الخيرadjective

1.
Very good, abundant in goodnessboth
Possessing a great deal of goodness or virtue.

أخيارnoun

1.
The good, the virtuousboth
Plural of خير, referring to people of good character or moral standing.

خيارnoun

1.
Choice, optionboth
The act of selecting or the state of being selected; an alternative.
2.
Cucumberboth
A type of gourd, similar to a melon, commonly eaten as a vegetable.
3.
Prosperity, abundance of wealthclassical
A state of flourishing, particularly in terms of material wealth.

الكرمnoun

1.
Generosity, nobilityboth
The quality of being noble, honorable, and magnanimous; also, generosity.

الشرفnoun

1.
Honor, nobilityboth
High respect, prestige, or a distinguished reputation.

الأصلnoun

1.
Origin, root, lineageboth
The source, foundation, or ancestral line.

الهيئةnoun

1.
Form, appearance, mannerboth
The outward look, shape, or demeanor of a person or thing.

خارverb

1.
To become goodclassical
To attain or possess goodness or virtue.

يخيرverb

1.
To be chosen, to have a choiceclassical
Passive form indicating the state of being selected or having options.

خيرverb

1.
To prefer, to favorboth
To grant preference or superiority to someone or something over another.

خيرةnoun

1.
Choice, selectionboth
The act of choosing or the result of being chosen; the best part.
2.
Good fortune, blessingboth
Divine favor or a favorable outcome in a matter.

انتقىverb

1.
To select, to pick outboth
To choose carefully from a number of options; to pick the best.

اختارverb

1.
To choose, to selectboth
To make a choice from alternatives; to pick out.

الخيرةnoun

1.
The best, the chosenboth
The most excellent or preferred part or person.

أخيرadjective

1.
Better, more goodboth
Comparative form indicating a higher degree of goodness or preference.

خيرىadjective

1.
Abundant in goodnessboth
Possessing a great deal of goodness or virtue; very generous.

خورىadjective

1.
Abundant in goodnessboth
Possessing a great deal of goodness or virtue; very generous.

خايرهverb

1.
To compete in goodness, to vieclassical
To strive to be better than another; to compete in virtue or excellence.

خيارةnoun

1.
A choice part, the bestclassical
The choicest or most excellent portion.

استخارverb

1.
To seek the best course, to ask for guidanceboth
To pray for divine guidance in making a choice or decision.

خيربواnoun

1.
Small seedsclassical
A type of small seed, similar to millet.

خيرونname

1.
A male given nameboth
A personal name, often appearing in the names of scholars and traditionists.

خيرونيname

1.
Attributed to Khayrunboth
An adjective or nisba indicating relation to someone named Khayrun.

Parallel reading

الخير: م ج: خيور، والمال، والخيل، والكثير الخير، كالخير، ككيس، وهي بهاء ج: أخيار وخيار، أو المخففة: في الجمال والميسم، والمشددة: في الدين والصلاح.

Al-khayr: plural is khuyūr, and wealth, and horses, and abundant in goodness, like al-khayr, like kayys, and it is splendor, plural akhyār and khiyār, or the lightened form: in beauty and mark, and the stressed form: in religion and righteousness.

ومنصور بن خير المالقي، وأبو بكر بن خير الإشبيلي، وسعد الخير: محدثون

And Mansur bin Khayr al-Malaqi, Abu Bakr bin Khayr al-Ishbili, and Sa'd al-Khayr: traditionists.

وبالكسر: الكرم، والشرف، والأصل، والهيئة.

And with kasra: generosity, honor, origin, and form.

وإبراهيم بن الخير، ككيس: محدث.

And Ibrahim bin al-Khayr, like kayys: a traditionist.

وخار يخير: صار ذا خير

And khāra yakhīru: he became possessed of goodness.

والرجل على غيره خيرة وخيرا وخيرة: فضله، كخيره

And a man over another is khīrah, khayran, and khīrah: his preference, like khayyarahu.

والشيء: انتقاه، كتخيره.

And a thing: he selected it, like takhayyarahu.

واخترته الرجال، واخترته منهم وعليهم، والاسم: الخيرة، بالكسر وكعنبة.

And I chose him from the men, and I chose him from among them and over them, and the noun is: al-khīrah, with kasra and like 'unbah.

وخار الله لك في الأمر: جعل لك فيه الخير.

And Allah chose for you in the matter: He made for you therein the good.

وهو أخير منك، كخير

And he is akhayr than you, like khayr.

وإذا أردت التفضيل، قلت: فلان خيرة الناس، بالهاء، وفلانة خيرهم، بتركها، أو فلانة الخيرة من المرأتين، وهي الخيرة والخيرة والخيرى والخورى.

And if you want to express preference, you say: So-and-so is the best of people, with ha, and so-and-so is the best of them, leaving it off, or so-and-so is the chosen one of the two women, and she is al-khīrah, al-khayrah, al-khayriyyah, and al-khawriyyah.

ورجل خيرى وخورى وخيرى، كحيرى وطوبى وضيزى: كثير الخير.

And a man is khayriyy, khawriyy, and khayriyy, like ḥayrā, ṭūbā, and ḍīzā: abundant in goodness.

وخايره فخاره: كان خيرا منه.

And he competed with him in goodness, so he surpassed him: he was better than him.

والخيار: شبه القثاء، والاسم من الاختيار، ونضار المال.

And al-khiyār: a type of gourd, and the noun from selection, and the splendor of wealth.

وأنت بالخيار وبالمختار، أي: اختر ما شئت.

And you have the choice and are the chosen one, meaning: choose what you wish.

وخيار شنبر: شجر م كثير بالإسكندرية ومصر.

And khiyār shanbar: a type of tree abundant in Alexandria and Egypt.

وخيارة: ة بطبرية، بها قبر شعيب عليه السلام.

And Khiyārah: a village in Tiberias, where the tomb of Shu'ayb, peace be upon him, is located.

وخيرة، كعنبة: ة بصنعاء اليمن، وع من أعمال الجند، ووالد إبراهيم الإشبيلي الشاعر، وجد عبد الله بن لب الشاطبي المقرئ.

And Khayrah, like 'unbah: a village in Sana'a, Yemen, and a region from the districts of al-Jund, and the father of Ibrahim al-Ishbili the poet, and the grandfather of Abdullah bin Lubb al-Shatibi the reciter.

(والخيرة، ككيسة: المدينة)

(And al-Khayrah, like kayysah: the city).

وخير، كميل: قصبة بفارس، وبهاء: جد محمد بن عبد الرحمن الطبري المحدث.

And Khayr, like kayl: a capital in Fars, and Bahā': the grandfather of Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman al-Tabari the traditionist.

وما خير اللبن، بنصب الراء والنون: تعجب.

And how good is the milk, with fatha on the ra and nun: an expression of wonder.

واستخار: طلب الخيرة.

And istakhāra: he sought the best course.

وخيره: فوض إليه الخيار.

And khayyarahu: he entrusted the choice to him.

وإنك ما وخيرا، أي: مع خير، أي: ستصيب خيرا.

And indeed you are with goodness, meaning: with good, meaning: you will attain good.

وبنو الخيار بن مالك: قبيلة.

And the Banu al-Khiyār bin Malik: a tribe.

وحسين بن أبي بكر الخياري: محدث.

And Husayn bin Abi Bakr al-Khiyārī: a traditionist.

وأبو الخيار: ببسير أو أسير بن عمرو.

And Abu al-Khiyār: in Basir or Asir bin Amr.

وخير أو عبد خير الحميري، وابن ط عبد ط يزيد الهمداني: صحابيون.

And Khayr or Abd Khayr al-Ḥimyarī, and Ibn Abd Yazid al-Hamdānī: Companions.

وأبو خيرة الصنابحي، وخيرة بنت أبي حدرد: من الصحابة.

And Abu Khayrah al-Ṣanābiḥī, and Khayrah bint Abi Ḥadrad: from the Companions.

وأبو خيرة عبيد الله: حدث، وأبو خيرة محمد بن حذلم: عباد، ومحمد بن هشام بن أبي خيرة: محدث، وخيرة بنت خفاف، وبنت عبد الرحمن: روتا، وأحمد بن خيرون المصري، ومحمد بن خيرون القيرواني، ومحمد بن عمرو بن خيرون المقرئ، والحافظ أحمد بن الحسن بن خيرون، ومبارك بن خيرون: محدثون.

And Abu Khayrah Ubayd Allah: narrated, and Abu Khayrah Muhammad bin Hudhlum: devout, and Muhammad bin Hisham bin Abi Khayrah: a traditionist, and Khayrah bint Khuffaf, and bint Abd al-Rahman: they narrated, and Ahmad bin Khayrūn al-Miṣrī, Muhammad bin Khayrūn al-Qayrawānī, Muhammad bin Amr bin Khayrūn al-Muqri', al-Ḥāfiẓ Ahmad bin al-Ḥasan bin Khayrūn, and Mubarak bin Khayrūn: traditionists.

وأبو منصور الخيروني: شيخ لابن عساكر.

And Abu Mansur al-Khayrūnī: a teacher of Ibn Asakir.