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muhtar

/ˈmʊtɑɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
muh-tar
IPA
/ˈmʊtɑɹ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of mukhtar: an appointed village headman, particularly in Ottoman contexts.

noun

An elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: muhtar, مختار, مُخْتَار, خ ي ر

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmʊtɑɹ/
  • British English: /ˈmʊtɑː/

Inflected Forms

muhtars (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce muhtar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʊtɑɹ/.
What does muhtar mean?
Alternative form of mukhtar: an appointed village headman, particularly in Ottoman contexts.
Where does muhtar come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

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