مهتر
See also: مختر and محتر
Arabic
Alternative forms
- مِهْتَار (mihtār), مَهْتَار (mahtār)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian مهتر (mehtar, “a chief or an elder”).
Noun
مَهْتَر or مِهْتَر • (mahtar or mihtar) m
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “مهتر”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 620
- Quatremère, Étienne Marc (1837) Histoire des sultans mamlouks, de l'Égypte. Tome premier, première partie.[2] (in French), Paris: Oriental Translation Fund, page 162
- Quatremère, Étienne Marc (1837) Histoire des sultans mamlouks, de l'Égypte. Tome premier, première partie.[3] (in French), Paris: Oriental Translation Fund, page 120
- Quatremère, Étienne Marc (1837) Histoire des sultans mamlouks, de l'Égypte. Tome premier, première partie.[4] (in French), Paris: Oriental Translation Fund, page 173
Persian
Etymology
From مه (meh, “big, great”) + ـتر (-tar).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mih.ˈtaɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [me̞ɦ.t̪ʰǽɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [meɦ.t̪ʰǽɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [meɦ.t̪ʰǽɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mihtar |
| Dari reading? | mehtar |
| Iranian reading? | mehtar |
| Tajik reading? | mehtar |
Noun
مهتر • (mehtar) (plural مهتران)
Derived terms
- خرس مهتر (“Big Dipper, a synonym for دب اکبر”)
Descendants
- Arabic: مِهْتَر (mihtar), مَهْتَر (mahtar), مِهْتَار (mihtār), مَهْتَار (mahtār)
- Urdu: مہتر (mehtar)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مهتر”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press