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خَيْر

khayrun

good, better

কল্যাণ, উত্তম

Root letters: خ ي رAppears 178 times in the Qur'an#62 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: خ ي ر

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)خَيْرٌۭ176 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)ٱلْأَخْيَارِ2 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • خَيْرٌۭ(is) betterkhayrun · 59 times
  • خَيْرًۭاgoodkhayran · 30 times
  • خَيْرُ(is the) bestkhayru · 20 times
  • خَيْرٍۢgoodkhayrin · 14 times
  • خَيْرٌbetterkhayrun · 11 times
  • بِخَيْرٍۢbetterbikhayrin · 5 times

Opposite words

Words from the same root

More words from the root خ ي ر — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

Surah 87:17 — Read full ayah

Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter,

Surah 50:25 — Read full ayah

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,

Surah 68:12 — Read full ayah