इख़्तियारी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اختیاری (ixtiyārī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪx.t̪ɪ.jɑː.ɾiː/, [ɪx.t̪i.jäː.ɾiː], /ɪkʰ.t̪ɪ.jɑː.ɾiː/, [ɪkʰ.t̪i.jäː.ɾiː]

Adjective

इख़्तियारी • (ixtiyārī) (Urdu spelling اِخْتِیاری)

1. (rare) optional

   Synonym: वैकल्पिक (vaikalpik)

References

• “इख़्तियारी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इख़्तियारी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 103