Mukhtar: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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مختار
مُخْتَار
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Mukhtar (مختار, Arabic مُخْتَار) means “chosen; one with free choice”. It comes from the Arabic root خ ي ر. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, خ ي ر.
- Meaning
- chosen; one with free choice
- معنی
- چنا ہوا، بااختیار
Where it comes from
From ikhtāra, to choose; the form serves as both 'chosen' and 'choosing', and in Urdu also means authorised.
- Say it
- mukh-taarAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- خ ي ر
- Other spellings
- Mukhtaar
- Themes
- Virtue