منتخب

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of اِنْتَخَبَ‎ (intaḵaba), from the root ن خ ب‎ (n-ḵ-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mun.ta.xab/

Noun

مُنْتَخَب • (muntaḵab) m, plural مُنْتَخَبُون‎ (muntaḵabūn), feminine مُنْتَخَبَة‎ (muntaḵaba)

  1. elected candidate

Declension

Noun

مُنْتَخَب • (muntaḵab) m (plural مُنْتَخَبَات‎ (muntaḵabāt))

  1. (sports) representative team

Declension

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian منتخب‎ (muntaxab), taken from Arabic مُنْتَخَب‎ (muntaḵab).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُنْتَخَب • (muntaxab) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मुंतख़ब)

  1. chosen, selected
  2. (politics) elected

References

  • “منتخب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “منتخب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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