tilek
/tilek/ · plural tilekle
1. request, petition, appeal; a wish expressed to someone — tilek qağıt is an old word for a written petition.
- tilegime jürek erit — look kindly on my request
- tilegimi eşitdi — he heard my request
- tilekni jaŋıdan ayt — repeat the request
- tilekni sıltawsuz qabıl eterge — to grant a request without excuses
- birewnü tilekle bla qıyna — pester someone with requests
- tilek quru qalmaz — a request will not go unanswered
- tilek qağıt — a petition
2. prayer, supplication
- Allahdan tilek tilerge — to pray to God
- tilegim qabıl boldu — my prayer was accepted
- tilegiŋ qabıl bolsun — may your prayer be accepted
- menŋe tilek ete tawğa qaraydı — praying for me, she looks at the mountain
- ananı tilegi — a mother's prayer
3. desire, wish, dream, goal
- seni tilegiŋ nedi? — what is your wish?
- tilegiŋi tabarğa — to reach your goal
- tilegime jetdim — I reached my goal
- har adamnı tilegi bardı — every person has a dream
- tolmaydıla tilekle — wishes do not come true
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilekthe wish | tilegimmy wish | tilegiŋyour wish | tilegihis wish | tilegibizour wish | tilegigizyou all's wish | tilekleritheir wishes |
| Genitive | tileknithe wish's | tilegimimy wish's | tilegiŋiyour wish's | tileginihis wish's | tilegibizniour wish's | tilegigizniyou all's wish's | tileklerinitheir wishes' |
| Accusative | tileknithe wish (as the object) | tilegimimy wish (as the object) | tilegiŋiyour wish (as the object) | tileginhis wish (as the object) | tilegibizniour wish (as the object) | tilegigizniyou all's wish (as the object) | tileklerintheir wishes (as the object) |
| Dative | tilekgeto the wish | tilegimeto my wish | tilegiŋeto your wish | tilegineto his wish | tilegibizgeto our wish | tilegigizgeto you all's wish | tileklerineto their wishes |
| Locative | tilekdein / at the wish | tilegimdein / at my wish | tilegiŋdein / at your wish | tilegindein / at his wish | tilegibizdein / at our wish | tilegigizdein / at you all's wish | tileklerindein / at their wishes |
| Ablative | tilekdenfrom the wish | tilegimdenfrom my wish | tilegiŋdenfrom your wish | tilegindenfrom his wish | tilegibizdenfrom our wish | tilegigizdenfrom you all's wish | tileklerindenfrom their wishes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tileklethe wishes | tileklerimmy wishes | tilekleriŋyour wishes | tileklerihis wishes | tilekleribizour wishes | tileklerigizyou all's wishes | tilekleritheir wishes |
| Genitive | tileklenithe wishes' | tileklerimimy wishes' | tilekleriŋiyour wishes' | tileklerinihis wishes' | tilekleribizniour wishes' | tileklerigizniyou all's wishes' | tileklerinitheir wishes' |
| Accusative | tileklenithe wishes (as the object) | tileklerimimy wishes (as the object) | tilekleriŋiyour wishes (as the object) | tileklerinhis wishes (as the object) | tilekleribizniour wishes (as the object) | tileklerigizniyou all's wishes (as the object) | tileklerintheir wishes (as the object) |
| Dative | tileklegeto the wishes | tileklerimeto my wishes | tilekleriŋeto your wishes | tileklerineto his wishes | tilekleribizgeto our wishes | tileklerigizgeto you all's wishes | tileklerineto their wishes |
| Locative | tilekledein / at the wishes | tileklerimdein / at my wishes | tilekleriŋdein / at your wishes | tileklerindein / at his wishes | tilekleribizdein / at our wishes | tileklerigizdein / at you all's wishes | tileklerindein / at their wishes |
| Ablative | tilekledenfrom the wishes | tileklerimdenfrom my wishes | tilekleriŋdenfrom your wishes | tileklerindenfrom his wishes | tilekleribizdenfrom our wishes | tileklerigizdenfrom you all's wishes | tileklerindenfrom their wishes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tilekleri can mean "his / her wishes", "their wish", or "their wishes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.