Kha-Ya-Ra
4 words from this root family
Kha-Ya-Ra (خ-ي-ر) has 4 words in the Fahm dictionary: bi-khayrin (fine / well), khayr (good / better / goodness), khiyār (cucumber), ikhtāra (to choose / to select).
In the Quran, words built on this root occur 196 times in 178 verses, across 55 of the 114 suras. The first is in 2:54. The form خَيْرٌ (good / better / goodness) accounts for 178 of them.
Themes: Greetings, Basics, Quranic, Food, Vegetables, Verbs, Actions, Advanced Verbs
| Word | Meaning | Type | In the Quran | Taught in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
بِخَيْرٍ bi-khayrin | fine / well | phrase, A1 | More Greetings & Courtesies | |
خَيْرٌ khayr | good / better / goodness | noun, A1 | 178× | The Most Frequent Words (Part 5) |
خِيَار khiyār | cucumber | noun, A1 | Drinks & Beverages | |
اِخْتَارَ ikhtāra | to choose / to select | verb, A1 | Action Verbs - Social Interactions |
“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَمَثُوبَةٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ ۖ لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَAnd if they had believed and kept from evil, a recompense from Allah would be better, if they only knew.
وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا ۖ فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ ۚ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا۟ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌAnd each one hath a goal toward which he turneth; so vie with one another in good works. Wheresoever ye may be, Allah will bring you all together. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.
وَأَنَا ٱخْتَرْتُكَ فَٱسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓAnd I have chosen thee, so hearken unto that which is inspired.
Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).
Often followed by 'al-ḥamdu lillāh' (praise be to God), which is a very common expression in Arabic.
Masculine noun. Also functions as a comparative/superlative (elative): خَيْرٌ مِنْ (better than). Opposite: شَرٌّ (evil). No separate comparative form.
The concept of khayr encompasses all forms of goodness, from charitable acts to noble character. Muslims are encouraged to compete in doing good.
Form VIII hollow verb (اِفْتَعَلَ). Past: ikhtāra, Present: yakhtāru.