مختار

Arabic

Etymology

The passive participle and active participle of the verb اِخْتَارَ‎ (iḵtāra, “to choose”), from the root خ ي ر‎ (ḵ-y-r).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mux.taːr/

Adjective

مُخْتَار • (muḵtār) (feminine مُخْتَارَة‎ (muḵtāra), masculine plural مُخْتَارُونَ‎ (muḵtārūna), feminine plural مُخْتَارَات‎ (muḵtārāt))

Declension

Declension of adjective مُخْتَار (muḵtār)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخْتَار muḵtār	الْمُخْتَار‎ al-muḵtār	مُخْتَارَة‎ muḵtāra	الْمُخْتَارَة‎ al-muḵtāra
Nominative	مُخْتَارٌ muḵtārun	الْمُخْتَارُ‎ al-muḵtāru	مُخْتَارَةٌ‎ muḵtāratun	الْمُخْتَارَةُ‎ al-muḵtāratu
Accusative	مُخْتَارًا‎ muḵtāran	الْمُخْتَارَ‎ al-muḵtāra	مُخْتَارَةً‎ muḵtāratan	الْمُخْتَارَةَ‎ al-muḵtārata
Genitive	مُخْتَارٍ muḵtārin	الْمُخْتَارِ‎ al-muḵtāri	مُخْتَارَةٍ‎ muḵtāratin	الْمُخْتَارَةِ‎ al-muḵtārati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخْتَارَيْن‎ muḵtārayn	الْمُخْتَارَيْن‎ al-muḵtārayn	مُخْتَارَتَيْن‎ muḵtāratayn	الْمُخْتَارَتَيْن‎ al-muḵtāratayn
Nominative	مُخْتَارَانِ‎ muḵtārāni	الْمُخْتَارَانِ‎ al-muḵtārāni	مُخْتَارَتَانِ‎ muḵtāratāni	الْمُخْتَارَتَانِ‎ al-muḵtāratāni
Accusative	مُخْتَارَيْنِ‎ muḵtārayni	الْمُخْتَارَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtārayni	مُخْتَارَتَيْنِ‎ muḵtāratayni	الْمُخْتَارَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtāratayni
Genitive	مُخْتَارَيْنِ‎ muḵtārayni	الْمُخْتَارَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtārayni	مُخْتَارَتَيْنِ‎ muḵtāratayni	الْمُخْتَارَتَيْنِ‎ al-muḵtāratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُخْتَارِين‎ muḵtārīn	الْمُخْتَارِين‎ al-muḵtārīn	مُخْتَارَات‎ muḵtārāt	الْمُخْتَارَات‎ al-muḵtārāt
Nominative	مُخْتَارُونَ‎ muḵtārūna	الْمُخْتَارُونَ‎ al-muḵtārūna	مُخْتَارَاتٌ‎ muḵtārātun	الْمُخْتَارَاتُ‎ al-muḵtārātu
Accusative	مُخْتَارِينَ‎ muḵtārīna	الْمُخْتَارِينَ‎ al-muḵtārīna	مُخْتَارَاتٍ‎ muḵtārātin	الْمُخْتَارَاتِ‎ al-muḵtārāti
Genitive	مُخْتَارِينَ‎ muḵtārīna	الْمُخْتَارِينَ‎ al-muḵtārīna	مُخْتَارَاتٍ‎ muḵtārātin	الْمُخْتَارَاتِ‎ al-muḵtārāti

Descendants

North Levantine Arabic: مختار‎
→ Azerbaijani: muxtar
→ English: mukhtar
→ French: moukhtar
→ Greek: μουχτάρης (mouchtáris)
→ Macedonian: муктар (muktar)
→ Ottoman Turkish: مختار‎
- Turkish: muhtar
→ Persian: مختار‎ (moxtâr)
→ Russian: мухта́р (muxtár)
→ Turkish: muhtar
→ Urdu: مختار‎
→ Uzbek: muxtor

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَار‎ (muḵtār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪxˈtaːr/, /mʊxˈtaːr/

Noun

مختار • (transliteration needed) m

mukhtar

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَار‎ (muḵtār).

Noun

مختار • (muhtar)

mukhtar

Descendants

Turkish: muhtar
→ English: mukhtar

Proper noun

مختار • (Muhtar)

a male given name from Arabic

Descendants

Turkish: Muhtar

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَار‎ (muḵtār, “chosen”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /muxtɑːɾ/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /mʊxtɒːɾ/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /moxtɒːɾ/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /muxtɔːɾ/

Adjective

مختار • (moxtâr)

free in one's action, independent
a male given name, Mokhtar, from Arabic

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ي ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَار‎ (muḵtār). Equivalent to the passive participle of اختار‎ (iḵtār, “to choose”) .

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mux.taːr/, [mʊxˈtɑːrˤ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Adjective

مختار • (muḵtār) (feminine مختارة‎ (muḵtāre), common plural مختارين‎ (muḵtārīn))

chosen, favourite

Noun

مختار • (muḵtār) m (plural مخاتير‎ (maḵātīr), feminine مختارة‎ (muḵtāre))

mukhtar

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