Turkmen

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Etymology

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From Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm) +‎ Persian دار (dâr). Equivalent to höküm +‎ -dar. Compare Azerbaijani hökmdar, Turkish hükümdar, Uyghur ھۈكۈمدار (hükümdar) and Uzbek hukmdor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hœkʏmˈdɑːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
  • Hyphenation: hö‧küm‧dar

Noun

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hökümdar (definite accusative hökümdary, plural hökümdarlar)

  1. ruler, sovereign (person in charge)

Declension

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Further reading

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