muxtar

Azerbaijani edit

Etymology edit

From Persian , ultimately from Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [muχˈtɑr]
Hyphenation: mux‧tar
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Adjective edit

muxtar

autonomous
Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası ― Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Derived terms edit

muxtariyyət (“autonomy”)

Northern Kurdish edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mʊxˈtɑːɾ/

Noun edit

Central Kurdish	موختار (muxtar)

muxtar m (Arabic spelling موختار)

village leader, village chief, headman
plenipotentiary

References edit

Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “muxtar”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 398

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