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خَيْرِيّ
charitable /xajˈriː/
adjectiveB1#2754 most common
Also: benevolent, philanthropic, of goodness
Example sentences
هذا عمل خيري.
This is charity work.
تبرعتُ لجمعية خيرية.
I donated to a charitable organization.
يعمل والدي في مؤسسة خيرية منذ سنوات.
My father has worked at a charitable foundation for years.
نظّم سكان الحيّ حفلاً خيرياً لجمع التبرعات للمحتاجين.
The neighborhood residents organized a charity event to raise donations for those in need.
تسعى المنظمات الخيرية إلى تحسين حياة الفقراء حول العالم.
Charitable organizations strive to improve the lives of the poor around the world.
أسهمت الأعمال الخيرية التي قادها رجال أعمال محليون في إنشاء عدد من المدارس المجانية.
The charitable efforts led by local businessmen helped establish a number of free schools.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خَيْرِيٌّ | خَيْرِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | خَيْرِيٍّ | خَيْرِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | خَيْرِيًّا | خَيْرِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا خَيْرِيُّ | يا خَيْرِيُّونَ |
Word family
خَيْر (khayr)good, goodness, wealth
خَيِّر (khayyir)benevolent, doing good
خَيْرِيّة (khayriyyah)philanthropy, charitable nature
اختيار (ikhtiyār)choice, selection
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root kh-y-r, which carries the core sense of goodness and preference. From this root Arabic forms khayr, the noun for good or goodness, and by adding the nisba suffix -iyy, which turns a noun into a relative adjective, speakers get khayriyy, meaning of goodness or charitable. The word is native Arabic and is not tied to any Indo-European root.
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