muxtar
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian مختار, ultimately from Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [muχˈtɑr]
- Hyphenation: mux‧tar
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Adjective
muxtar
- autonomous
- Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası ― Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Derived terms
- muxtariyyət (“autonomy”)
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʊxˈtɑːɾ/
Noun
| Central Kurdish | موختار (muxtar) |
|---|
muxtar m (Arabic spelling موختار)
- village leader, village chief, headman
- plenipotentiary
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “muxtar”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 398