Bashkir

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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ихтыяр (transliteration needed)

  1. the freedom to make one's own decisions; the freedom to act; will
    Ихтыяр ирке.
    Freedom of will.
    Һәр нәмә Уның ихтыяры менән эшләнә.
    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

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