مختار

Arabic

Root
خ ي ر (ḵ y r)
11 terms

Etymology

The passive participle and active participle of the verb اِخْتَارَ (iḵtāra, “to choose”), from the root خ ي ر (ḵ y r).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mux.taːr/

Adjective

مُخْتَار • (muḵtār) (feminine مُخْتَارَة (muḵtāra), masculine plural مُخْتَارُونَ (muḵtārūna), feminine plural مُخْتَارَات (muḵtārāt))

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُخْتَار** (muḵtār)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَار muḵtār	الْمُخْتَار al-muḵtār	مُخْتَارَة muḵtāra	الْمُخْتَارَة al-muḵtāra
nominative	مُخْتَارٌ muḵtārun	الْمُخْتَارُ al-muḵtāru	مُخْتَارَةٌ muḵtāratun	الْمُخْتَارَةُ al-muḵtāratu
accusative	مُخْتَارًا muḵtāran	الْمُخْتَارَ al-muḵtāra	مُخْتَارَةً muḵtāratan	الْمُخْتَارَةَ al-muḵtārata
genitive	مُخْتَارٍ muḵtārin	الْمُخْتَارِ al-muḵtāri	مُخْتَارَةٍ muḵtāratin	الْمُخْتَارَةِ al-muḵtārati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَارَيْن muḵtārayn	الْمُخْتَارَيْن al-muḵtārayn	مُخْتَارَتَيْن muḵtāratayn	الْمُخْتَارَتَيْن al-muḵtāratayn
nominative	مُخْتَارَانِ muḵtārāni	الْمُخْتَارَانِ al-muḵtārāni	مُخْتَارَتَانِ muḵtāratāni	الْمُخْتَارَتَانِ al-muḵtāratāni
accusative	مُخْتَارَيْنِ muḵtārayni	الْمُخْتَارَيْنِ al-muḵtārayni	مُخْتَارَتَيْنِ muḵtāratayni	الْمُخْتَارَتَيْنِ al-muḵtāratayni
genitive	مُخْتَارَيْنِ muḵtārayni	الْمُخْتَارَيْنِ al-muḵtārayni	مُخْتَارَتَيْنِ muḵtāratayni	الْمُخْتَارَتَيْنِ al-muḵtāratayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُخْتَارِين muḵtārīn	الْمُخْتَارِين al-muḵtārīn	مُخْتَارَات muḵtārāt	الْمُخْتَارَات al-muḵtārāt
nominative	مُخْتَارُونَ muḵtārūna	الْمُخْتَارُونَ al-muḵtārūna	مُخْتَارَاتٌ muḵtārātun	الْمُخْتَارَاتُ al-muḵtārātu
accusative	مُخْتَارِينَ muḵtārīna	الْمُخْتَارِينَ al-muḵtārīna	مُخْتَارَاتٍ muḵtārātin	الْمُخْتَارَاتِ al-muḵtārāti
genitive	مُخْتَارِينَ muḵtārīna	الْمُخْتَارِينَ al-muḵtārīna	مُخْتَارَاتٍ muḵtārātin	الْمُخْتَارَاتِ al-muḵtārāti

Descendants

North Levantine Arabic: مختار
→ Azerbaijani: muxtar
→ English: mukhtar
→ French: moukhtar
→ Greek: μουχτάρης (mouchtáris)
→ Indonesian: Mukhtar, Mokhtar, Mochtar
→ Macedonian: муктар (muktar)
→ Ottoman Turkish: مختار
- Turkish: muhtar
- → Albanian: myftar
- → Crimean Tatar: muhtar
- → English: mukhtar
- → Macedonian: муктар (muktar)
→ Persian: مختار (moxtâr)
→ Russian: мухта́р (muxtár)
→ Urdu: مختار
→ Uyghur: مۇختار (muxtar)
→ Uzbek: muxtor

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪxˈtaːr/, /mʊxˈtaːr/

Noun

مختار • (transliteration needed) m

mukhtar

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

Noun

مختار • (muhtar)

mukhtar

Descendants

Turkish: muhtar
→ Albanian: myftar
→ Crimean Tatar: muhtar
→ English: mukhtar
→ Macedonian: муктар (muktar)

Proper noun

مختار • (Muhtar)

a male given name from Arabic

Descendants

Turkish: Muhtar

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mux.ˈtaːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mux.t̪ʰɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mox.t̪ʰɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [muχ.t̪ʰɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	muxtār
Dari reading^?	muxtār
Iranian reading^?	moxtâr
Tajik reading^?	muxtor

Adjective


Iranian Persian	مختار
Dari	مختار
Tajik	мухтар

مختار • (moxtâr)

free in one's action, independent
a male given name, Mokhtar or Mukhtar, from Arabic

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ي ر
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār). Equivalent to the passive participle of اختار (iḵtār, “to choose”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mux.taːr/, [mʊxˈtɑːrˤ]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Adjective

مختار • (muḵtār) (feminine مختارة (muḵtāre), common plural مختارين (muḵtārīn))

chosen, favourite

Noun

مختار • (muḵtār) m (plural مخاتير (maḵātīr), feminine مختارة (muḵtāre))

mukhtar