خير

See also: جير‎, چیز‎, خیز‎, خیر‎, جيز‎, and خ ي ر‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ي ر‎ (ḵ-y-r).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xajr/
- (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /xiːr/, /xeːr/

Noun

خَيْر • (ḵayr) m (plural خِيَار‎ (ḵiyār) or خُيُور‎ (ḵuyūr) or أَخْيَار‎ (ʾaḵyār))

goodness, good
‏بِخَيْرٍ‎ ― biḵayrin ― well
charity; welfare

Declension

Declension of noun خَيْر (ḵayr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَيْر ḵayr	الْخَيْر‎ al-ḵayr	خَيْر ḵayr
Nominative	خَيْرٌ ḵayrun	الْخَيْرُ‎ al-ḵayru	خَيْرُ ḵayru
Accusative	خَيْرًا‎ ḵayran	الْخَيْرَ‎ al-ḵayra	خَيْرَ ḵayra
Genitive	خَيْرٍ ḵayrin	الْخَيْرِ‎ al-ḵayri	خَيْرِ ḵayri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَيْرَيْن‎ ḵayrayn	الْخَيْرَيْن‎ al-ḵayrayn	خَيْرَيْ‎ ḵayray
Nominative	خَيْرَانِ‎ ḵayrāni	الْخَيْرَانِ‎ al-ḵayrāni	خَيْرَا‎ ḵayrā
Accusative	خَيْرَيْنِ‎ ḵayrayni	الْخَيْرَيْنِ‎ al-ḵayrayni	خَيْرَيْ‎ ḵayray
Genitive	خَيْرَيْنِ‎ ḵayrayni	الْخَيْرَيْنِ‎ al-ḵayrayni	خَيْرَيْ‎ ḵayray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِيَار‎‎; خُيُور‎‎; أَخْيَار‎ ḵiyār‎; ḵuyūr‎; ʾaḵyār	الْخِيَار‎‎; الْخُيُور‎‎; الْأَخْيَار‎ al-ḵiyār‎; al-ḵuyūr‎; al-ʾaḵyār	خِيَار‎‎; خُيُور‎‎; أَخْيَار‎ ḵiyār‎; ḵuyūr‎; ʾaḵyār
Nominative	خِيَارٌ‎‎; خُيُورٌ‎‎; أَخْيَارٌ‎ ḵiyārun‎; ḵuyūrun‎; ʾaḵyārun	الْخِيَارُ‎‎; الْخُيُورُ‎‎; الْأَخْيَارُ‎ al-ḵiyāru‎; al-ḵuyūru‎; al-ʾaḵyāru	خِيَارُ‎‎; خُيُورُ‎‎; أَخْيَارُ‎ ḵiyāru‎; ḵuyūru‎; ʾaḵyāru
Accusative	خِيَارًا‎‎; خُيُورًا‎‎; أَخْيَارًا‎ ḵiyāran‎; ḵuyūran‎; ʾaḵyāran	الْخِيَارَ‎‎; الْخُيُورَ‎‎; الْأَخْيَارَ‎ al-ḵiyāra‎; al-ḵuyūra‎; al-ʾaḵyāra	خِيَارَ‎‎; خُيُورَ‎‎; أَخْيَارَ‎ ḵiyāra‎; ḵuyūra‎; ʾaḵyāra
Genitive	خِيَارٍ‎‎; خُيُورٍ‎‎; أَخْيَارٍ‎ ḵiyārin‎; ḵuyūrin‎; ʾaḵyārin	الْخِيَارِ‎‎; الْخُيُورِ‎‎; الْأَخْيَارِ‎ al-ḵiyāri‎; al-ḵuyūri‎; al-ʾaḵyāri	خِيَارِ‎‎; خُيُورِ‎‎; أَخْيَارِ‎ ḵiyāri‎; ḵuyūri‎; ʾaḵyāri

Antonyms

شَرّ‎ (šarr)

Derived terms

صَبَاحُ ٱلْخَيْرِ‎ (ṣabāḥu l-ḵayri)
تُصْبِحُ عَلَى خَيْرٍ‎ (tuṣbiḥu ʿalā ḵayrin)
بِخَيْرٍ‎ (biḵayrin)
مَسَاءُ ٱلْخَيْرِ‎ (masāʾu l-ḵayri)

Descendants

→ Azeri: xeyir
→ Bashkir: хәйер (xäyer)
→ Georgian: ხეირი (xeiri)
→ Old Armenian: խայրի (xayri) (possibly)
→ Persian: خیر‎ (xeyr)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: ख़ैर (xair)

Urdu: خیر‎ (xair)
→ Turkish: hayır
→ Greek: χαΐρι (chaḯri)

Adjective

خَيْر • (ḵayr)

better; best

Derived terms

رَهَبُوتٌ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ رَحَمُوتٍ‎ (rahabūtun ḵayrun laka min raḥamūtin)

Adjective

خَيِّر • (ḵayyir) (feminine خَيِّرَة‎ (ḵayyira), common plural أَخْيَار‎ (ʾaḵyār) or خِيَار‎ (ḵiyār), elative خَيْر (ḵayr))

beneficent, benevolent

Declension

Declension of adjective خَيِّر (ḵayyir)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَيِّر ḵayyir	الْخَيِّر‎ al-ḵayyir	خَيِّرَة‎ ḵayyira	الْخَيِّرَة‎ al-ḵayyira
Nominative	خَيِّرٌ ḵayyirun	الْخَيِّرُ‎ al-ḵayyiru	خَيِّرَةٌ‎ ḵayyiratun	الْخَيِّرَةُ‎ al-ḵayyiratu
Accusative	خَيِّرًا‎ ḵayyiran	الْخَيِّرَ‎ al-ḵayyira	خَيِّرَةً‎ ḵayyiratan	الْخَيِّرَةَ‎ al-ḵayyirata
Genitive	خَيِّرٍ ḵayyirin	الْخَيِّرِ‎ al-ḵayyiri	خَيِّرَةٍ‎ ḵayyiratin	الْخَيِّرَةِ‎ al-ḵayyirati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَيِّرَيْن‎ ḵayyirayn	الْخَيِّرَيْن‎ al-ḵayyirayn	خَيِّرَتَيْن‎ ḵayyiratayn	الْخَيِّرَتَيْن‎ al-ḵayyiratayn
Nominative	خَيِّرَانِ‎ ḵayyirāni	الْخَيِّرَانِ‎ al-ḵayyirāni	خَيِّرَتَانِ‎ ḵayyiratāni	الْخَيِّرَتَانِ‎ al-ḵayyiratāni
Accusative	خَيِّرَيْنِ‎ ḵayyirayni	الْخَيِّرَيْنِ‎ al-ḵayyirayni	خَيِّرَتَيْنِ‎ ḵayyiratayni	الْخَيِّرَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵayyiratayni
Genitive	خَيِّرَيْنِ‎ ḵayyirayni	الْخَيِّرَيْنِ‎ al-ḵayyirayni	خَيِّرَتَيْنِ‎ ḵayyiratayni	الْخَيِّرَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵayyiratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخْيَار‎‎; خِيَار‎ ʾaḵyār‎; ḵiyār	الْأَخْيَار‎‎; الْخِيَار‎ al-ʾaḵyār‎; al-ḵiyār	أَخْيَار‎‎; خِيَار‎ ʾaḵyār‎; ḵiyār	الْأَخْيَار‎‎; الْخِيَار‎ al-ʾaḵyār‎; al-ḵiyār
Nominative	أَخْيَارٌ‎‎; خِيَارٌ‎ ʾaḵyārun‎; ḵiyārun	الْأَخْيَارُ‎‎; الْخِيَارُ‎ al-ʾaḵyāru‎; al-ḵiyāru	أَخْيَارٌ‎‎; خِيَارٌ‎ ʾaḵyārun‎; ḵiyārun	الْأَخْيَارُ‎‎; الْخِيَارُ‎ al-ʾaḵyāru‎; al-ḵiyāru
Accusative	أَخْيَارًا‎‎; خِيَارًا‎ ʾaḵyāran‎; ḵiyāran	الْأَخْيَارَ‎‎; الْخِيَارَ‎ al-ʾaḵyāra‎; al-ḵiyāra	أَخْيَارًا‎‎; خِيَارًا‎ ʾaḵyāran‎; ḵiyāran	الْأَخْيَارَ‎‎; الْخِيَارَ‎ al-ʾaḵyāra‎; al-ḵiyāra
Genitive	أَخْيَارٍ‎‎; خِيَارٍ‎ ʾaḵyārin‎; ḵiyārin	الْأَخْيَارِ‎‎; الْخِيَارِ‎ al-ʾaḵyāri‎; al-ḵiyāri	أَخْيَارٍ‎‎; خِيَارٍ‎ ʾaḵyārin‎; ḵiyārin	الْأَخْيَارِ‎‎; الْخِيَارِ‎ al-ʾaḵyāri‎; al-ḵiyāri

References

Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “خير”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 415
Freytag, Georg (1830), “خير”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 540
Lane, Edward William (1863), “خير”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 828–830
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “خير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 347
Wehr, Hans (1979), “خير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 308

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