ihtiyar

== Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Arabic اِخْتِيَار (iḵtiyār). === Adjective === ihtiyar old ==== Synonyms ==== qart == Turkish == === Etymology 1 === From Arabic اِخْتِيار (iḵtiyār, “choice, selection”). The word has the sense “old man, shaykh” in Levantine Arabic, but it could be reborrowed from Turkish. The sense is possibly derived from the original meaning based on the idea that the elders (of a village, etc.) are select. Replaced the native aksakal. ==== Adjective ==== ihtiyar old (person) (slang, derogatory) geezer Synonym: moruk ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== yaşlı (more common) ===== Antonyms ===== genç === Etymology 2 === From Arabic اِخْتِيار (iḵtiyār, “choice, selection”). ==== Noun ==== ihtiyar (definite accusative ihtiyarı, plural ihtiyarlar) (obsolete) free will, decide ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “ihtiyar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu === References === Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ihtiyar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük