velayet

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ولایت (velâyet), from Old Anatolian Turkish ولایت (velāyet, ownership), from Arabic وَلَايَة (walāya, authority)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ve.laːˈjet/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧la‧yet

Noun

velayet (definite accusative velayeti, plural velayetler)

  1. (law) custody
    Synonym: velilik
    Çocuğun velayeti babasına geçti.The custody of the child was transferred to his father.
  2. (archaic) ownership
    Synonyms: sahiplik, iyelik
  3. (archaic) authority
    Synonyms: otorite, yetke

Declension

Declension of velayet
singular plural
nominative velayet velayetler
definite accusative velayeti velayetleri
dative velayete velayetlere
locative velayette velayetlerde
ablative velayetten velayetlerden
genitive velayetin velayetlerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular velayetim velayetlerim
2nd singular velayetin velayetlerin
3rd singular velayeti velayetleri
1st plural velayetimiz velayetlerimiz
2nd plural velayetiniz velayetleriniz
3rd plural velayetleri velayetleri
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular velayetimi velayetlerimi
2nd singular velayetini velayetlerini
3rd singular velayetini velayetlerini
1st plural velayetimizi velayetlerimizi
2nd plural velayetinizi velayetlerinizi
3rd plural velayetlerini velayetlerini
dative
singular plural
1st singular velayetime velayetlerime
2nd singular velayetine velayetlerine
3rd singular velayetine velayetlerine
1st plural velayetimize velayetlerimize
2nd plural velayetinize velayetlerinize
3rd plural velayetlerine velayetlerine
locative
singular plural
1st singular velayetimde velayetlerimde
2nd singular velayetinde velayetlerinde
3rd singular velayetinde velayetlerinde
1st plural velayetimizde velayetlerimizde
2nd plural velayetinizde velayetlerinizde
3rd plural velayetlerinde velayetlerinde
ablative
singular plural
1st singular velayetimden velayetlerimden
2nd singular velayetinden velayetlerinden
3rd singular velayetinden velayetlerinden
1st plural velayetimizden velayetlerimizden
2nd plural velayetinizden velayetlerinizden
3rd plural velayetlerinden velayetlerinden
genitive
singular plural
1st singular velayetimin velayetlerimin
2nd singular velayetinin velayetlerinin
3rd singular velayetinin velayetlerinin
1st plural velayetimizin velayetlerimizin
2nd plural velayetinizin velayetlerinizin
3rd plural velayetlerinin velayetlerinin

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