muhtar

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Turkish muhtar and Ottoman Turkish مختار (muhtar, “village headman”), from North Levantine Arabic مختار (“village headman”), from substantive application of Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

muhtar (plural muhtars)

  1. (politics, historical) Alternative form of mukhtar: an appointed village headman, particularly in Ottoman contexts.
  2. (politics) An elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.

Translations[edit]

mukhtar — see mukhtar

Anagrams[edit]

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish مختار (muhtar, “village headman”), from North Levantine Arabic مختار (“village headman”), from substantive application of Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”).

Noun[edit]

muhtar m

  1. (politics, dated) Synonym of myftar: a mukhtar, particularly (historical) in Albanian contexts.
    Zgjedhjet bëhen meshumicën e votave nga muhtarët e fshatrave që përbëjnë nahijen...
    Elections are decided by a majority vote from among the mukhtars of the villages that make up the nahiyah...

Declension[edit]

Declension of muhtar
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative muhtar muhtarë muhtari muhtarët
accusative muhtarin
dative muhtari muhtarëve muhtarit muhtarëvet
ablative muhtarësh

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Adjective[edit]

muhtar

  1. autonomous

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish مختار (muhtar, “village headman; chosen, autonomous”), from North Levantine Arabic مختار (“village headman”), from substantive application of Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”).

Noun[edit]

muhtar (definite accusative muhtarı, plural muhtarlar)

  1. (politics, historical) mukhtar, an appointed village headman
  2. (politics) muhtar, an elected village or neighborhood headman

References[edit]

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