tilekçi
/tilektʃi/ · plural tilekçile
1. petitioner, person asking a favor
- tilekçile eşikde saqlaydıla — the petitioners are waiting at the door
- bügün tilekçile köbdüle — there are many petitioners today
- qolu quru — tilekçi bolur — the one whose hand is empty becomes a petitioner
- tilekçi bolma — don't become a petitioner
- keleçi da tilekçi da kelir — both the go-between and the petitioner will come
2. pleading, imploring, questioning
- tilekçi qaram — an imploring look
- tilekçi awaz — an imploring voice
- ol tilekçi közle bla qaradı — he looked with pleading eyes
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilekçithe petitioner | tilekçimmy petitioner | tilekçiŋyour petitioner | tilekçisihis petitioner | tilekçibizour petitioner | tilekçigizyou all's petitioner | tilekçileritheir petitioners |
| Genitive | tilekçinithe petitioner's | tilekçimimy petitioner's | tilekçiŋiyour petitioner's | tilekçisinihis petitioner's | tilekçibizniour petitioner's | tilekçigizniyou all's petitioner's | tilekçilerinitheir petitioners' |
| Accusative | tilekçinithe petitioner (as the object) | tilekçimimy petitioner (as the object) | tilekçiŋiyour petitioner (as the object) | tilekçisinhis petitioner (as the object) | tilekçibizniour petitioner (as the object) | tilekçigizniyou all's petitioner (as the object) | tilekçilerintheir petitioners (as the object) |
| Dative | tilekçigeto the petitioner | tilekçimeto my petitioner | tilekçiŋeto your petitioner | tilekçisineto his petitioner | tilekçibizgeto our petitioner | tilekçigizgeto you all's petitioner | tilekçilerineto their petitioners |
| Locative | tilekçidein / at the petitioner | tilekçimdein / at my petitioner | tilekçiŋdein / at your petitioner | tilekçisindein / at his petitioner | tilekçibizdein / at our petitioner | tilekçigizdein / at you all's petitioner | tilekçilerindein / at their petitioners |
| Ablative | tilekçidenfrom the petitioner | tilekçimdenfrom my petitioner | tilekçiŋdenfrom your petitioner | tilekçisindenfrom his petitioner | tilekçibizdenfrom our petitioner | tilekçigizdenfrom you all's petitioner | tilekçilerindenfrom their petitioners |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilekçilethe petitioners | tilekçilerimmy petitioners | tilekçileriŋyour petitioners | tilekçilerihis petitioners | tilekçileribizour petitioners | tilekçilerigizyou all's petitioners | tilekçileritheir petitioners |
| Genitive | tilekçilenithe petitioners' | tilekçilerimimy petitioners' | tilekçileriŋiyour petitioners' | tilekçilerinihis petitioners' | tilekçileribizniour petitioners' | tilekçilerigizniyou all's petitioners' | tilekçilerinitheir petitioners' |
| Accusative | tilekçilenithe petitioners (as the object) | tilekçilerimimy petitioners (as the object) | tilekçileriŋiyour petitioners (as the object) | tilekçilerinhis petitioners (as the object) | tilekçileribizniour petitioners (as the object) | tilekçilerigizniyou all's petitioners (as the object) | tilekçilerintheir petitioners (as the object) |
| Dative | tilekçilegeto the petitioners | tilekçilerimeto my petitioners | tilekçileriŋeto your petitioners | tilekçilerineto his petitioners | tilekçileribizgeto our petitioners | tilekçilerigizgeto you all's petitioners | tilekçilerineto their petitioners |
| Locative | tilekçiledein / at the petitioners | tilekçilerimdein / at my petitioners | tilekçileriŋdein / at your petitioners | tilekçilerindein / at his petitioners | tilekçileribizdein / at our petitioners | tilekçilerigizdein / at you all's petitioners | tilekçilerindein / at their petitioners |
| Ablative | tilekçiledenfrom the petitioners | tilekçilerimdenfrom my petitioners | tilekçileriŋdenfrom your petitioners | tilekçilerindenfrom his petitioners | tilekçileribizdenfrom our petitioners | tilekçilerigizdenfrom you all's petitioners | tilekçilerindenfrom their petitioners |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tilekçileri can mean "his / her petitioners", "their petitioner", or "their petitioners" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilekçinikithe petitioner's one | tilekçinikilethe petitioner's ones | tilekçilenikithe petitioners' one | tilekçilenikilethe petitioners' ones |
| Genitive | tilekçinikiniof the petitioner's one | tilekçinikileniof the petitioner's ones | tilekçilenikiniof the petitioners' one | tilekçilenikileniof the petitioners' ones |
| Accusative | tilekçinikinthe petitioner's one (as the object) | tilekçinikilenithe petitioner's ones (as the object) | tilekçilenikinthe petitioners' one (as the object) | tilekçilenikilenithe petitioners' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tilekçinikineto the petitioner's one | tilekçinikilegeto the petitioner's ones | tilekçilenikineto the petitioners' one | tilekçilenikilegeto the petitioners' ones |
| Locative | tilekçinikindein / at the petitioner's one | tilekçinikiledein / at the petitioner's ones | tilekçilenikindein / at the petitioners' one | tilekçilenikiledein / at the petitioners' ones |
| Ablative | tilekçinikindenfrom the petitioner's one | tilekçinikiledenfrom the petitioner's ones | tilekçilenikindenfrom the petitioners' one | tilekçilenikiledenfrom the petitioners' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tilekçidimine is pleading | seniki tilekçidiyours is pleading | anıqı tilekçidihis is pleading | bizniki tilekçidiours is pleading | sizniki tilekçidiyours (pl.) is pleading | alanıqı tilekçiditheirs is pleading |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tilekçidilemine are pleading | senikile tilekçidileyours are pleading | anıqıla tilekçidilehis are pleading | biznikile tilekçidileours are pleading | siznikile tilekçidileyours (pl.) are pleading | alanıqıla tilekçidiletheirs are pleading |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tilekçidi, bıla tilekçidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".