منتخب

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن خ ب (n-ḵ-b)

Derived from the passive participle of اِنْتَخَبَ (intaḵaba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mun.ta.xab/

Noun

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

  1. elected candidate
  2. selection of writings

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 (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • منتخب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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