istemek

Meaning

1. (transitive) to want, desire, wish
2. (transitive,with-ablative) to ask for, seek, demand
3. to be necessary; to require
4. (transitive) to ask for (a woman) in marriage

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish استمك (istemek, “to wish for, ask for, want, require”), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (iste-, “to seek, search”), from earlier *iztemek, from Proto-Turkic *īŕ-te-mek (“to seek, pursue”), derived from *īŕ (“trace”), see iz (“trace”).
Cognate to irdelemek (“to investigate”), Karakhanid اِسْتاماكْ (istēmēk, “to seek, pursue”), Old Uyghur [script needed] (iste-, “to search, investigate”).

Sentences

Peki ama , bu sevmek midir be adaşım, bir kadını öpmek , onu istemek sevmek midir?

But is it loving, my namesake, kissing a woman, wanting her, loving her?