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

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.

Translations
mukhtar — see mukhtar

Anagrams

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
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

  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

References
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