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muhtar

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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

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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

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