tilewçü
/tilewtʃy/ · plural tilewçüle
beggar, petitioner, one who keeps asking for things — Common in proverbs, e.g. tilewçü toymaz zar oŋmaz "a beggar is never satisfied, an envious man never gets better".
- tilewçüge açha berdim — I gave money to the beggar
- eşik allında tilewçü turadı — a beggar is standing at the door
- tilewçüle bazarğa keldile — beggars came to the market
- tilewçünü qapçığını tübü joq — a beggar's bag has no bottom
- tilewçü toymaz, zar oŋmaz — a beggar is never satisfied, an envious man never gets better
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilewçüthe beggar | tilewçümmy beggar | tilewçüŋyour beggar | tilewçüsühis beggar | tilewçübüzour beggar | tilewçügüzyou all's beggar | tilewçüleritheir beggars |
| Genitive | tilewçünüthe beggar's | tilewçümümy beggar's | tilewçüŋüyour beggar's | tilewçüsünühis beggar's | tilewçübüznüour beggar's | tilewçügüznüyou all's beggar's | tilewçülerinitheir beggars' |
| Accusative | tilewçünüthe beggar (as the object) | tilewçümümy beggar (as the object) | tilewçüŋüyour beggar (as the object) | tilewçüsünhis beggar (as the object) | tilewçübüznüour beggar (as the object) | tilewçügüznüyou all's beggar (as the object) | tilewçülerintheir beggars (as the object) |
| Dative | tilewçügeto the beggar | tilewçümeto my beggar | tilewçüŋeto your beggar | tilewçüsüneto his beggar | tilewçübüzgeto our beggar | tilewçügüzgeto you all's beggar | tilewçülerineto their beggars |
| Locative | tilewçüdein / at the beggar | tilewçümdein / at my beggar | tilewçüŋdein / at your beggar | tilewçüsündein / at his beggar | tilewçübüzdein / at our beggar | tilewçügüzdein / at you all's beggar | tilewçülerindein / at their beggars |
| Ablative | tilewçüdenfrom the beggar | tilewçümdenfrom my beggar | tilewçüŋdenfrom your beggar | tilewçüsündenfrom his beggar | tilewçübüzdenfrom our beggar | tilewçügüzdenfrom you all's beggar | tilewçülerindenfrom their beggars |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilewçülethe beggars | tilewçülerimmy beggars | tilewçüleriŋyour beggars | tilewçülerihis beggars | tilewçüleribizour beggars | tilewçülerigizyou all's beggars | tilewçüleritheir beggars |
| Genitive | tilewçülenithe beggars' | tilewçülerimimy beggars' | tilewçüleriŋiyour beggars' | tilewçülerinihis beggars' | tilewçüleribizniour beggars' | tilewçülerigizniyou all's beggars' | tilewçülerinitheir beggars' |
| Accusative | tilewçülenithe beggars (as the object) | tilewçülerimimy beggars (as the object) | tilewçüleriŋiyour beggars (as the object) | tilewçülerinhis beggars (as the object) | tilewçüleribizniour beggars (as the object) | tilewçülerigizniyou all's beggars (as the object) | tilewçülerintheir beggars (as the object) |
| Dative | tilewçülegeto the beggars | tilewçülerimeto my beggars | tilewçüleriŋeto your beggars | tilewçülerineto his beggars | tilewçüleribizgeto our beggars | tilewçülerigizgeto you all's beggars | tilewçülerineto their beggars |
| Locative | tilewçüledein / at the beggars | tilewçülerimdein / at my beggars | tilewçüleriŋdein / at your beggars | tilewçülerindein / at his beggars | tilewçüleribizdein / at our beggars | tilewçülerigizdein / at you all's beggars | tilewçülerindein / at their beggars |
| Ablative | tilewçüledenfrom the beggars | tilewçülerimdenfrom my beggars | tilewçüleriŋdenfrom your beggars | tilewçülerindenfrom his beggars | tilewçüleribizdenfrom our beggars | tilewçülerigizdenfrom you all's beggars | tilewçülerindenfrom their beggars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tilewçüleri can mean "his / her beggars", "their beggar", or "their beggars" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.