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))

1. chosen
2. choosing

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
	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)
• → Indonesian: Mukhtar, Mokhtar, Mochtar
• → 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

1. mukhtar

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

Noun

مختار • (muhtar)

1. mukhtar

Descendants

• Turkish: muhtar
• → English: mukhtar

Proper noun

مختار • (Muhtar)

1. a male given name from Arabic

Descendants

• Turkish: Muhtar

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mux.tɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊx.t̪ʰɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mux.t̪ʰɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mox.t̪ʰɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [muχ.t̪ʰɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	muxtār
Dari reading?	muxtār
Iranian reading?	moxtâr
Tajik reading?	muxtor

Adjective

Dari	مختار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мухтар

مختار • (moxtâr)

1. free in one's action, independent
2. a male given name, Mokhtar or Mukhtar, from Arabic

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ي ر
3 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mux.taːr/, [mʊxˈtɑːrˤ]

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Adjective

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

1. chosen, favourite

Noun

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

1. mukhtar