Turkmen edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm) +‎ Persian دار (dâr). By surface analysis, höküm +‎ -dar. Compare Azerbaijani hökmdar, Turkish hükümdar, Uyghur ھۈكۈمدار (hükümdar), Uzbek hukmdor.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: hö‧küm‧dar

Noun edit

hökümdar (definite accusative hökümdary, plural hökümdarlar)

  1. ruler (person who rules)

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