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خَاْيَرَ

Root: خير

Form: 3

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خَاْيَرَIII خَايَرَهُ , Verbal.Noun مُخَايَرَةٌ, He vied with him, or strove to surpass him, or contended with him for superiority, in goodness, or excellence, in, or with respect to, (فِى,) a thing, and he surpassed him therein.
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