خير

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خير¹

  • /xajr/

noun خَيْر · ḵayr · خِيَار · خُيُور · أَخْيَار

  1. goodness, good بِخَيْرٍ
  2. charity; welfare
  3. archaic wealth; money وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ

Opposite: شَرّ

adjective خَيْر · ḵayr

  1. better; best الصَّلاةُ خَيْرٌ مِن الْنَّوْمِ

    Opposite: شَرّ

خير²

verb خَيَّرَ · ḵayyara · يُخَيِّرُ · تَخْيِير · مُخَيِّر

  1. to grant a choice, to let choose

خير³

adjective خَيِّر · ḵayyir · خَيِّرَة · أَخْيَار · خِيَار · خَيِّرُون

  1. beneficent, benevolent

Opposite: شِرِّير

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noun

Opposite: شَرّ

adjective

Opposite: شِرِّير

In English

  • good the forces of good
  • benevolent having a disposition to do good
  • alms something given to the poor as charity
  • goodness state or characteristic of being good
  • welfare health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خير},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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