Mukhtar or Mukhtaris

cannedmoose · Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:05 pm Post subject: Mukhtar or Mukhtaris

Which is it? I.E. If someone can write it in Greek fonts it would be helpful... then I can transliterate at my discretion.

Yiannis · Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:58 pm Post subject:

magikthrill · Mukhtar/is Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 630 Location: NYC

i thought Mukhtar was the original turkish word and Mukhtaris the word the Greek Cypriots adapted.

brother · Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:25 am Post subject:

detailer · Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:19 am Post subject:

magikthrill · Mukhtar/is Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 630 Location: NYC

either way in turkish its mukhtar and the Greek Cypriots say mukhtaris.
regardless of the origins.

erolz · Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:36 am Post subject:

boomerang · Deputy Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 1133 Location: Melbourne

brother · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:21 am Post subject:

Its the head man of a village who is responsible for everything that concerns the village and villagers.

Yiannis · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject:

brother · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject:

Train hard my son and soon enough........ Laughing

cannedmoose · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject:

brother · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:48 pm Post subject:

And a bit of nepotism goes a long way too.

cannedmoose · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject:

Being a mukhtar is all about nepotism Bro', nothing more, nothing less...

brother · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:51 pm Post subject:

Yep.