muxtar

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Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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muxtar

  1. autonomous
    Naxçıvan Muxtar RespublikasıNakhchivan Autonomous Republic

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

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Noun

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Central Kurdish موختار (muxtar)

muxtar m (Arabic spelling موختار)

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

References

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  • 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