noun
muhtar
Muhtar (noun) means an elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.
noun
1
An elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.
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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”).
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"muhtar" (noun) means an elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.