select in Arabic: اختر (ikhtāra) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

اخْتَارَ means “to choose” or “to select”. It is a regular verb of the form فَعَلَ. Use the past form for completed actions and اِسْتَخْدَمِ الفِعْل المُضَارِع (يَخْتَارُ) for present/future. The root خ‑ت‑ر relates to choice.

Example sentences

اخْتَرْتُ كِتَابًا لِلقِرَاءةِ.

ikhtartu kitāban li-l-qirāʾati.

I selected a book to read.
يَجِبُ عَلَيْكَ اخْتِيَارُ الصَّفِّ المُنَاسِبِ.

yajibu ʿalayka ikhtiyāru aṣ-ṣaff al-munāsibi.

You must choose the appropriate class.
اخْتَرْتُ اللونَ الأَزْرَقَ للغرفةِ.

ikhtartu al-lawna al-azrāqa lil-ghurfi.

I selected the blue colour for the room.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Select By

اختر بـ

Select All

حدّد الكل

Select None

لا تنتق أي شيئ

Select Files

اختر الملفات

Select color

انتق لونا

Quick Select

اختيار سريع

Select Album

انتقِ الألبوم

Select Folder

اختر مجلدا

Select images

احفظ صور

Select Printer

اختر طابعة

Select Playlist

اختر قائمة تشغيل

Select Application

اختر تطبيق

Questions and answers

What is the present tense of اخْتَارَ?

يَخْتَارُ (yakhṭāru) for he/she/it; أَخْتَارُ (akhtāru) for I.

Is there a noun form?

Yes, the noun اِخْتِيَار (ikhtiyār) means “choice”.

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