ḫyr / Semitic roots

a. mohair, moire, moiré, from Arabic muḫayyar, choice, select, a fabric, passive participle of ḫayyara, to prefer, derived stem of ḫāra, to choose;

b. mukhtar, from Arabic muḫtār, chosen, elected, a mukhtar, passive participle of iḫtāra, to choose, elect, select, derived stem of ḫāra, to choose.