khtiyar ختيار
Moroccan Darija · noun
“khtiyar” (ختيار) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning choice.
Meanings
- choice
- option, possibility
- selection
Usage
Lkhtiyar means choice, the freedom to choose, or the option one has. It is used mostly in expressions like 3ndek lkhtiyar (you have the choice) or ma 3ndich lkhtiyar (I have no choice). It is almost always used with the article l-. The register is neutral, a little more formal than the verb form khtar (he chose), which is very common in everyday language. To say "choose!", use the imperative khtar or khtari rather than the noun. The word also appears in administration and at school.
Example
ما عنديش الختيار
ma 3ndich lkhtiyar
“I have no choice.”
Forms
| plural | khtyarat |
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Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khtiyar” but also “khtiar”, “khtyar” and “ikhtiar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.