Where does “اختیار” come from?

اختیار (Gawar-Bati) comes from Urdu اختیار, from Classical Persian اِخْتِیَار, from Arabic اِخْتِيَار — choice; choice; free will.

اختیار (Gawar-Bati): option, choice

Definitions

  1. option, choice

Ancestry of “اختیار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduاختیارpower, authority, jurisdiction; choice, adoption,...
2Classical Persianاِخْتِیَار—
3Arabicاِخْتِيَارchoice; choice; free will

Words derived from “اختیار”

Every word from Arabic اِخْتِيَار →Every word from Classical Persian اِخْتِیَار →Every word from Urdu اختیار →
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