خَيْر
Khayr
Good / Better
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Status○ New
Grammar
Part of SpeechNoun / Elative Adjective
Root (Arabic)خ ي ر
Root TransliterationKh-Y-R
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic SpellingKhayr
Common MistakePronouncing the Kh (خ) from the front of the mouth or making the Lin sound (َيْ) too stiff.
Learning Notes
Micro Tafsir
Encompasses everything that brings benefit in this life and the Hereafter, including faith, righteous deeds, divine favor, and physical wealth.
Memory Hook
Khayr = Good / Better.
Audio Pronunciation
Contextual Verse
Al-Qadr (97:3)
لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
Common Combinations
خَيْرٌ مِنْ
Khayrun min
خَيْرٌ (better) + مِنْ (than)
Better than
قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَا أَذًى وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَلِيمٌ
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.
هُوَ خَيْرٌ
Huwa khayr
هُوَ (it is) + خَيْرٌ (better / good)
It is better / He is best
وَإِن كَانَ طَائِفَةٌ مِّنكُمْ آمَنُوا بِالَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ وَطَائِفَةٌ لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ
And if there should be a group among you who has believed in that with which I have been sent and a group that has not believed, then be patient until Allah judges between us. And He is the best of judges."
Forms
خَيْرخَيْرًاخَيْرٌخَيْرٍالْخَيْرِخَيْرَاتٌ
Related Words
اخْتَارَخِيَرَةخَيْرَات