Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
مختار واختيارية
English translation:
village chief/mayor/mukhtar & Council
Added to glossary by
Ahmed Ali
Oct 14, 2004 10:10
20 yrs ago
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Arabic term
مختار ومختارية
Arabic to English
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هذا مأخوذ من مضبطة تاييد سكن عراقية ويقول النص:
نحن مختار ومختارية قرية ؟؟؟؟؟ نشهد بأن المدعو ؟؟؟؟ يسكن الدار رقم ؟؟؟؟ بقرية ؟؟؟؟
فهل مختار مثل شيخ الحارة في مصر مثلاً وكيف تترجم؟
نحن مختار ومختارية قرية ؟؟؟؟؟ نشهد بأن المدعو ؟؟؟؟ يسكن الدار رقم ؟؟؟؟ بقرية ؟؟؟؟
فهل مختار مثل شيخ الحارة في مصر مثلاً وكيف تترجم؟
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | village chief/mayor/mukhtar |
Aisha Maniar
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| 5 +1 | Mayor and Municipality |
Nesrin
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| 5 +1 | Mayor and mayor's council . |
Suleiman Al Saqer
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| 5 | Mayor and Mayorship |
Sabry Hameed
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Proposed translations
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Aisha Maniar
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French/Arabic-English legal translator
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village chief/mayor/mukhtar
This is a term used in Iraq and some Levantine countries to mean the chief of a village/mayor. I understand that this term was also used in Ottoman times and may come from Turkish (although I'm not sure). The word "mukhtar" transliterated in English also exists in English (it's in the OED- Oxford English Dictionary) and I'm sure you'd be able to find ample google hits that prove that the transliteration of this term in English is widely used.
I'm not so sure about مختارية but I can only assume that by extension, it means "mayoralty". "Mukhtariyya" on the other hand is NOT an English word!
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الاختيارية = the council of village elders.
Perhaps \"council\" will suffice your translation, e.g. \"We, the mayor and the council of the X village, ...\"
I'm not so sure about مختارية but I can only assume that by extension, it means "mayoralty". "Mukhtariyya" on the other hand is NOT an English word!
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الاختيارية = the council of village elders.
Perhaps \"council\" will suffice your translation, e.g. \"We, the mayor and the council of the X village, ...\"
Peer comment(s):
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Sam Berner (X)
: Could it be that it is the Mayor and his Mayoress?
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Now that the second word has been identified, it should be "the mayor and the council".Thank you, Sam :-)
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MElHelw
: Agree with Aisha, Mayor and council. Mayor and mayoress in Iraq (actually anywhere) on a civil status certificate? Sam!!
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thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank u indeed. My thanks also goes to everyone for their assistance which is much appreciated."
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Sabry Hameed
Egypt
Egypt
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Egypt
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Mayor and Mayorship
Mayor and Mayorship
Peer comment(s):
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Sam Berner (X)
: doesn't make sense in English ya Sabry.
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Mayor and Municipality
Mayor and Municipality.
Although I agree with mayoralty and mayorship as suggested by Aisha and Sabry above, I think both really mean the "position of mayor", whereas municipality refers to the administrative division, which is more appropriate for this context.
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As far as I can tell, اختيارية is short for الهيئة الاختيارية, also known as المجلس الاختياري which is an elected municipal council. I think you can either translate it as \"municipality\" or \"municipal council\"
Although I agree with mayoralty and mayorship as suggested by Aisha and Sabry above, I think both really mean the "position of mayor", whereas municipality refers to the administrative division, which is more appropriate for this context.
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As far as I can tell, اختيارية is short for الهيئة الاختيارية, also known as المجلس الاختياري which is an elected municipal council. I think you can either translate it as \"municipality\" or \"municipal council\"
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Suleiman Al Saqer
Jordan
Jordan
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Mayor and mayor's council .
Mayor and mayor's council of the village of .........
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