Where does “مختار” come from?

مختار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Levantine Arabic مختار, from Arabic مُخْتَار.

مختار (Ottoman Turkish): mukhtar

Definitions

  1. mukhtar

Ancestry of “مختار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Levantine Arabicمختار—
2Arabicمُخْتَار—

Words derived from “مختار”

Every word from Arabic مُخْتَار →Every word from Levantine Arabic مختار →
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