خِيَرَةٌ
Root: خير
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خِيَرَةٌ
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خِيرَةٌ are substs. from اِخْتَارَهُ, or from اِخْتَارَهُ ٱللّٰهُ, both signifying A thing, man, or beast, and things, &c, that one chooses: or [a thing, &c.,] chosen, selected, or elected: as in the saying, مُحَمَّدُ خِيَرَةُ
ٱللّٰهِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ and
[Mohammad is the chosen, or elect, of God, from his creatures]: or
خِيرَةٌ is a subst. from الاِخْتِيَارٌ, like فِدْيَةٌ from الاِفْتِدَآءُ; and خِيَرَةٌ is syn. with خِيَارٌ and اِخْتِيَارٌ; or is from تَخَيَّرْتُ الشَّىْءَ: or, as some say, خِيرَةٌ and خِيَرَةٌ are syn.: see 8; and see also خِيَارٌ: and
هٰذِهِ or خِيَرَتِى means This is what I choose; and so هٰذَا خيرتى: and هٰؤُلَآءِ خيرتى
These are what I choose. [See مُخْتَارٌ.]
2 See also خِيرَةٌ.
2 See also خِيرَةٌ.
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