muxtar

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian مختار, ultimately from Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [muχˈtɑr]
  • Hyphenation: mux‧tar
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Adjective

muxtar

  1. autonomous
    Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası ― Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Derived terms

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mʊxˈtɑːɾ/

Noun
Central Kurdish موختار (muxtar)

muxtar m (Arabic spelling موختار)

  1. village leader, village chief, headman
  2. plenipotentiary

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