Cognate with Central Kurdish وڵات (wllat), Zazaki welat, from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Probably borrowed during the Ottoman period, partially displacing native nişt, which can still be seen in نیشتمان (nîştman).
welat m (Arabic spelling وەلات)
| Definite masculine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | welat | welat | ||
| Construct | welatê | welatên | ||
| Oblique | welatî | welatan | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wî welatî | wan welatan | ||
| Vocative | welato | welatino | ||
| Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | welatek | welatin | ||
| Construct | welatekî | welatine | ||
| Oblique | welatekî | welatinan | ||