مُخْتَارٌ
1.
act. particle n. [of 8, signifying Choosing, selecting, or electing]. (TA.)
2.
And pass. particle n. [of the same, signifying Chosen, selected, elected, or preferred: and choice, select, or elect; as also
خِيَارٌ, which signifies like wise the best of anything; often used in this sense, as a singular and as a plural; and excellent, or excellent and brisk, applied to a he-camel and to a she-camel; as mentioned above, voce خَيْرٌ]. (TA.) You say also
جَمَلٌ خِيَارٌ in the sense of مُخْتَارٌ [A choice he-camel], and نَاقَةٌ
خِيَارٌ in the sense of مُخْتَارَةٌ [A choice she-camel]. (TA.) [See also خِيَرَةٌ.] The diminutive of مُخْتَارٌ is
مُخَيِّرٌ: the ت is thrown out because it is augmentative; and the ى is changed into ى because it was changed from ى in مختار: (S:) one should not say مُخَيْتِيرٌ. (El-Hareeree's Durrat el-Ghowwás, in De Sacy's Anthol. Gr. Ar. p. 49 of the Arabic text.)
3.
See also خِيَارٌ.