selection in Arabic: اختيار (ikhtiyār) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

مُنْتَخَب muntakhab — selection · team, squad (esp. sports)

How to use it

The Arabic word اختيار (ikhtiyār) directly translates to 'selection' or 'choice'. When referring to a sports team, the word منتخب (muntakhab) is used, which literally means 'selected'.

Example sentences

هذا الاختيار صعب جداً.

hādhā al-ikhtiyāru ṣaʿbun jiddan.

This selection is very difficult.
تم اختيار أفضل اللاعبين للمنتخب.

tamma ikhtiyāru afḍali al-lāʿibīna lil-muntakhabi.

The best players were selected for the team.
لدينا تشكيلة واسعة من المنتجات.

ladaynā tashkīlatun wāsiʿatun min al-muntajāt.

We have a wide selection of products.

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.

Selection

تحديد الاختبارات

Here is a selection:

إليكم مجموعة مختارة:

Selection of mandates

دال - اختيار الولايات

Selection of indicators

ألف - اختيار المؤشرات

Selection of the winner

انتقاء الفائز

manual package selection

اختيار الحزم يدوياً

Here are a selection of these.

نعرض مختارات من هذه المشاركات:

Here is a selection of pictures:

هنا مختارات من بعض صورها:

(a) Accelerating staff selection;

(أ) الإسراع بعملية اختيار الموظفين؛

Selection and appointment of senior officials

باء - اختيار كبار الموظفين وتعيينهم

The following selection represents their choices.

تمثل المجموعة التالية اختياراتهم.

Over millions of years, variation and selection, variation and selection -- trial and error, trial and error.

لقد تم عبر ملايين السنين.. عن طريق التمايز والانتخاب التمايز والانتخاب التجربة والخطأ التجربة والخطأ

Questions and answers

What's the verb for 'to select'?

The verb is اختارَ (ikhtāra), meaning 'he chose' or 'he selected'.

Can اختيار be used for a group of items?

Yes, اختيار can refer to a selection of items, like 'a selection of books' (اختيار من الكتب - ikhtiyār min al-kutub).