ਮੁਖ਼ਤਿਆਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਮੁਖ਼ਤਾਰ (muxtār), ਮੁਖਤਿਆਰ (mukhtiāra) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Alteration of Classical Persian مختار (muxtâr), from Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

Noun

ਮੁਖ਼ਤਿਆਰ • (muxtiāra) m (Shahmukhi spelling مختیار)

1. agent, deputy, manager
2. attorney, representative

Further reading

• “ਮੁਖ਼ਤਿਆਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024