مهتر

See also: مختر and محتر

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • مِهْتَار (mihtār), مَهْتَار (mahtār)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مهتر (mehtar, a chief or an elder).

Noun

مَهْتَر or مِهْتَر • (mahtar or mihtar) m

  1. prince

References

Persian

Etymology

From مه (meh, big, great) + ـتر (-tar).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [me̞ɦ.t̪ʰǽɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɪ.t̪ʰǽɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mi.t̪ʰǽɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? mihtar
Dari reading? mehtar
Iranian reading? mehtar
Tajik reading? mehtar

Noun

مهتر • (mehtar) (plural مهتران (mehtarân))

  1. (archaic) a chief
  2. (archaic) an elder
    دولتمرد مهترdowlatmard-e mehtarelder statesman

Derived terms

  • خرس مهتر (Big Dipper, a synonym for دب اکبر)

Descendants

  • Arabic: مِهْتَر (mihtar), مَهْتَر (mahtar), مِهْتَار (mihtār), مَهْتَار (mahtār)
  • Urdu: مہتر (mehtar)

References

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