muhtar

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English

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Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Adjective

muhtar

  1. autonomous

Turkish

Etymology

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

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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