myftar

Albanian

Alternative forms

• miftar, muhtar

Etymology

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

Noun

myftar m

1. (politics) A mukhtar, particularly (historical) as a village headman under Ottoman rule and during the Principality of Albania.

Declension

Declension of myftar

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	myftar	myftari	myftarë	myftarët
accusative		myftarin
dative	myftari	myftarit	myftarëve	myftarëve
ablative			myftarësh

Coordinate terms

• sanxhakbej, mytesarif, kajmekam, mudir