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cannedmoose
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:05 pm Post subject: Mukhtar or Mukhtaris |
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| Which is it? I.E. If someone can write it in Greek fonts it would be helpful... then I can transliterate at my discretion. |
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Yiannis
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: Which is it? I.E. If someone can write it in Greek fonts it would be helpful... then I can transliterate at my discretion.
Thats a good question. The way i hear it most of the times is Μουχτάρης but some other times i hear it as Μουκτάρης. |
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magikthrill
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| i thought Mukhtar was the original turkish word and Mukhtaris the word the Greek Cypriots adapted. |
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brother
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| Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:25 am Post subject: |
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Quote: i thought Mukhtar was the original turkish word and Mukhtaris the word the Greek Cypriots adapted.
Thats right MT. |
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detailer
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| Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:19 am Post subject: |
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brother wrote: Quote: i thought Mukhtar was the original turkish word and Mukhtaris the word the Greek Cypriots adapted.
Thats right MT.
Maybe it is not right, I think that word has arabic or persian origins. |
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magikthrill
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| Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:30 am Post subject: |
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either way in turkish its mukhtar and the Greek Cypriots say mukhtaris.
regardless of the origins. |
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erolz
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| Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:36 am Post subject: |
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magikthrill wrote: either way in turkish its mukhtar and the Greek Cypriots say mukhtaris.
regardless of the origins.
I have changed the rank of mukhtar to mukhtar/is
:) |
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boomerang
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:45 am Post subject: |
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Quote: mukhtar to mukhtaris
Can someone please tell me what it is? |
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brother
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| Its the head man of a village who is responsible for everything that concerns the village and villagers. |
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Yiannis
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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brother wrote: Its the head man of a village who is responsible for everything that concerns the village and villagers.
Its my dream to become one of those one day :) |
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brother
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Train hard my son and soon enough........ :lol: |
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cannedmoose
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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brother wrote: Train hard my son and soon enough........ :lol:
I think it's more important to bribe, rather than train... |
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brother
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
And a bit of nepotism goes a long way too. |
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cannedmoose
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Being a mukhtar is all about nepotism Bro', nothing more, nothing less... |
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brother
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep. :lol: |
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