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muhtar

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Etymology

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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”).

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Noun

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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.

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish مختار (muhtar, “village headman”), from North Levantine Arabic مختار (“village headman”), from substantive application of Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”).

Noun

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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

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Declension of muhtar
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative muhtar muhtari muhtarë muhtarët
accusative muhtarin
dative muhtari muhtarit muhtarëve muhtarëve
ablative muhtarësh

Crimean Tatar

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Adjective

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muhtar

  1. autonomous

Turkish

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Etymology

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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

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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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