muhtar
English
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmʊtɑː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmʊtɑɹ/
- Hyphenation: muh‧tar
Noun
muhtar (plural muhtars)
- (politics, historical) Alternative form of mukhtar: an appointed village headman, particularly in Ottoman contexts.
- (politics) An elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.
Translations
mukhtar — see mukhtar
A local leader in modern Turkey
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Anagrams
- Mathur, Murtha
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
- (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
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) | (një) muhtar | (disa) muhtarë | muhtari | muhtarët | |
| accusative (kallëzore) | (një) muhtar | (disa) muhtarë | muhtarin | muhtarët | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | (një) muhtari | (disa) muhtarëve | muhtarit | muhtarëvet | |
| dative (dhanore) | (një) muhtari | (disa) muhtarëve | muhtarit | muhtarëvet | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) | (një) muhtari | (disa) muhtarësh | muhtarit | muhtarëvet | |
Crimean Tatar
Adjective
muhtar
- 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)
- (politics, historical) mukhtar, an appointed village headman
- (politics) muhtar, an elected village or neighborhood headman
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “مختار”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1134
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “muhtar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük