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muhtar

Syllables: muh·tarUK/ˈmʊtɑː/US/ˈmʊtɑɹ/

muhtar noun: an elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey. Also the alternative form of mukhtar.

Noun

muhtar (plural muhtars)

  1. An elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.

Also used as

muhtar is also the alternative form of mukhtar.

Forms of muhtar

pluralmuhtars

Origin of muhtar

From Turkish muhtar and Ottoman Turkish مختار (muhtar, “village headman”), from North Levantine Arabic مختار (“village headman”), from substantive application of Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”).

Questions about muhtar

What does muhtar mean?
Muhtar means an elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.
What part of speech is muhtar?
Muhtar is a noun.
How do you pronounce muhtar?
Muhtar is pronounced /ˈmʊtɑː/ (UK).
What is the plural of muhtar?
The plural of muhtar is muhtars.

Words near muhtar in the dictionary

  1. Muhmmed
  2. muhpatti
  3. muhpattis
  4. muhself
  5. Muhsin
  6. muhtar
  7. muhtars
  8. muhtasib
  9. muhtasibs
  10. Muhu
  11. muhuhu

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