yalvaç

Turkish

Alternative forms

• yalavaç

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یلاواج, یالاواج (yalavac), ultimately a derivation of Proto-Turkic *yāl- (“to ask, require; to hire, lease; servant; envoy”).

Noun

yalvaç (definite accusative yalvacı, plural yalvaçlar)

1. (partly dated) prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)

   Synonyms: peygamber, resul

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	yalvaç
Definite accusative	yalvacı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	yalvaç	yalvaçlar
Definite accusative	yalvacı	yalvaçları
Dative	yalvaca	yalvaçlara
Locative	yalvaçta	yalvaçlarda
Ablative	yalvaçtan	yalvaçlardan
Genitive	yalvacın	yalvaçların

Related terms

• yalavı (sihir)

Further reading

• “yalvaç”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu