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Root Verb

اختار

ikhtar

to choose

خ ي ر

hollow

Hollow Form VIII verb: the long a shortens before -t (ikhtart).

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Past Affirmative

أنا

I — "I chose"

"to choose" in the other dialects

Moroccan Darija

ختار

khtar

Egyptian Arabic

اِخْتار

ixtar

Modern Standard Arabic

اخْتَارَ

ikhtara