See also: اختیاری

Arabic edit

Root
خ ي ر (ḵ-y-r)

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of اِخْتِيَار (iḵtiyār) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root خ ي ر (ḵ-y-r).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

اِخْتِيَارِيّ (iḵtiyāriyy) (feminine اِخْتِيَارِيَّة (iḵtiyāriyya), masculine plural اِخْتِيَارِيُّونَ (iḵtiyāriyyūna), feminine plural اِخْتِيَارِيَّات (iḵtiyāriyyāt))

  1. optional, voluntary
    Antonyms: إِجْبَارِيّ (ʔijbāriyy), إِلْزَامِيّ (ʔilzāmiyy)
  2. (education) extracurricular, elective
    Antonym: أَسَاسِيّ (ʔasāsiyy)
    مَوَاد اِخْتِيَارِيَّةmawād iḵtiyāriyyaelectives
  3. (medicine) elective (procedure, as opposed to urgent or emergent)
    Antonym: عَاجِل (ʕājil)
    جِرَاحَة اِخْتِيَارِيَّةjirāḥa(t) iḵtiyāriyyaan elective surgery

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