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

• muxtariyyət (“autonomy”)

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^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 398