Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Persian اختیار (extiyâr, choice, authority), from Arabic اِخْتِيَار (iḵtiyār, choice; free will).

Cognate with Kazakh ықтияр (yqtiär), Uzbek ixtiyor (will; desire; intention), etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ïχ.tɯ̞ˈjɑr]
  • Hyphenation: их‧ты‧яр

Noun edit

ихтыяр (ixtıyar)

  1. the freedom to make one's own decisions; the freedom to act; will
    Ихтыяр ирке.
    İxtıyar irke.
    Freedom of will.
    Һәр нәмә Уның ихтыяры менән эшләнә.
    Hər nəmə Unıñ ixtıyarı menən eşlənə.
    Everything is done at His (God's) will.
  2. one's faculty of choice; the freedom to make one's own choices; desire, will

Declension edit