اختیار

اختیار

See also: اختيار‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic اِخْتِيَار‎ (iḵtiyār).

Noun

اختیار • (ihtiyar)

1. election

Descendants

• Turkish: ihtiyar

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic اِخْتِيَار‎ (iḵtiyār, “choice”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ixtiːˈjɑːɾ/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɪxtiːˈjɑːɾ/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /extiːˈjɒːɾ/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ixtiˈjɔɾ/

• Rhymes: -âr

Noun

Dari	اختیار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ихтиёр (ixtiyor)

اختیار • (extiyâr)

1. choice
2. authority

Synonyms

• خیار‎ (xiyâr)

Derived terms

• اختیاری‎ (extiyâri)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian اختیار‎ (extiyâr), from Arabic اِخْتِيَار‎ (iḵtiyār, “choice”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪx.t̪ɪ.jɑːɾ/

Noun

اِختِیار • (ixtiyār) m (Hindi spelling इख़्तियार)

1. power, authority, jurisdiction
2. choice, adoption, control, discretion, option
3. imprimatur

Derived terms

• اختیاری‎ (ixtiyārī)

Further reading

• “اختیار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.