velinimet

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

velinimet (definite accusative velinimeti, plural velinimetler)

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

Declension

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

Related terms

• evliya
• mevla
• mütevelli
• nağme
• velayet
• veliaht
• vilayet

 

Further reading

• “velinimet”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “velinimet”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5106