مختاریت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From مختار (muhtar) +‎ ـیت (-iyet). Compare Uzbek muxtoriyat and Uyghur مۇختاريەت (muxtaryet).

Noun

مختاریت • (muhtariyet) (plural مختاریتلر)

  1. autonomy
    • 1922 July 5, “یونانلیلر، طوغوره طوغوره بر فاره طوغورمشلر [The Greeks labored and gave birth to a mouse]”, in Tercüman-ı Hakikat, page 1:
      پرنس نیقولانك اداره‌سنده ازمیرك مختاریتنی اعلای ایده‌جكلر
      Prens Nikola'nın idaresinde Izmir'in muhtariyetini ilai edecekler
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • Turkish: muhtariyet
  • → Crimean Tatar: muhtariyet, muhtariyat
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