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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