Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ولی نعمت (veli niʿmet, a benefactor),[1][2] from Arabic وَلِيّ اَلنِّعْمَة (waliyy an-niʕma), from وَلِيّ (waliyy, helper, protector, benefactor, patron) +‎ نِعْمَة (niʕma, blessing, benefit), equivalent to veli +‎ nimet.[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /βe.liːniːˈmet/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧li‧ni‧met

Noun

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velinimet (definite accusative velinimeti, plural velinimetler)

  1. Someone who does a favor of immesurable importance for someone.
  2. (figuratively) A customer.

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative velinimet
Definite accusative velinimeti
Singular Plural
Nominative velinimet velinimetler
Definite accusative velinimeti velinimetleri
Dative velinimete velinimetlere
Locative velinimette velinimetlerde
Ablative velinimetten velinimetlerden
Genitive velinimetin velinimetlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular velinimetim velinimetlerim
2nd singular velinimetin velinimetlerin
3rd singular velinimeti velinimetleri
1st plural velinimetimiz velinimetlerimiz
2nd plural velinimetiniz velinimetleriniz
3rd plural velinimetleri velinimetleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular velinimetimi velinimetlerimi
2nd singular velinimetini velinimetlerini
3rd singular velinimetini velinimetlerini
1st plural velinimetimizi velinimetlerimizi
2nd plural velinimetinizi velinimetlerinizi
3rd plural velinimetlerini velinimetlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular velinimetime velinimetlerime
2nd singular velinimetine velinimetlerine
3rd singular velinimetine velinimetlerine
1st plural velinimetimize velinimetlerimize
2nd plural velinimetinize velinimetlerinize
3rd plural velinimetlerine velinimetlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular velinimetimde velinimetlerimde
2nd singular velinimetinde velinimetlerinde
3rd singular velinimetinde velinimetlerinde
1st plural velinimetimizde velinimetlerimizde
2nd plural velinimetinizde velinimetlerinizde
3rd plural velinimetlerinde velinimetlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular velinimetimden velinimetlerimden
2nd singular velinimetinden velinimetlerinden
3rd singular velinimetinden velinimetlerinden
1st plural velinimetimizden velinimetlerimizden
2nd plural velinimetinizden velinimetlerinizden
3rd plural velinimetlerinden velinimetlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular velinimetimin velinimetlerimin
2nd singular velinimetinin velinimetlerinin
3rd singular velinimetinin velinimetlerinin
1st plural velinimetimizin velinimetlerimizin
2nd plural velinimetinizin velinimetlerinizin
3rd plural velinimetlerinin velinimetlerinin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular velinimetim velinimetlerim
2nd singular velinimetsin velinimetlersin
3rd singular velinimet
velinimettir
velinimetler
velinimetlerdir
1st plural velinimetiz velinimetleriz
2nd plural velinimetsiniz velinimetlersiniz
3rd plural velinimetler velinimetlerdir
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “وَلِيّ النِعْمَة”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2149
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ولی نعمت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1316
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “velinimet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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