muhtar

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muhtar

/ˈmʊtɑː/ UK
/ˈmʊtɑɹ/ US

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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”).

noun muhtars

alternative, historical Alternative form of mukhtar: an appointed village headman, particularly in Ottoman contexts.
An elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.

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@misc{muhtar_2026,
  title = {muhtar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/muhtar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}