FemaleOrigin: Arabic

Aslı: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Aslı is a girl’s name of Arabic origin. It means “real, genuine, original; also the heroine of the folk romance Kerem ile Aslı”.

Say it: ahs-luh

About the name Aslı

Meaning: real, genuine, original; also the heroine of the folk romance Kerem ile Aslı
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic aṣl “origin, essence” with a Turkish suffix.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: ahs-luh

How to pronounce Aslı

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingahs-luh is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Aslı

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

ı
ı is the dotless i
ı is a short, unrounded vowel like the a in “sofa”, made further back in the mouth. It is a different letter from i, so never replace it with “ee”.
Read the dotless ı guide →

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Aslı with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Aslı'ya, Aslı'nın), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Aslı is ı, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Aslı'da, Aslı'yı.

Because Aslı ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Aslı'yı, Aslı'ya and Aslı'yla, and n in the genitive Aslı'nın.

Case forms of Aslı
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Aslı'yı	Aslı'yı tanıyor musun? Do you know Aslı?
Dative (to)	Aslı'ya	Aslı'ya bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Aslı.
Locative (at / with)	Aslı'da	Anahtarlar Aslı'da. Aslı has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Aslı.)
Ablative (from)	Aslı'dan	Aslı'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Aslı.
Genitive (’s)	Aslı'nın	Bu Aslı'nın çantası. This is Aslı’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Aslı'yla	Dün Aslı'yla konuştum. I talked with Aslı yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Aslı mean?

Aslı is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “real, genuine, original; also the heroine of the folk romance Kerem ile Aslı”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic aṣl “origin, essence” with a Turkish suffix.

How do you pronounce Aslı?

Say it roughly as “ahs-luh”, keeping every vowel short and clear. ı is a short, unrounded vowel like the a in “sofa”, made further back in the mouth. It is a different letter from i, so never replace it with “ee”.

How do you add suffixes to Aslı in Turkish?

Because Aslı is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Aslı'ya (to Aslı), Aslı'nın (Aslı’s), Aslı'da (at Aslı’s) and Aslı'yla (with Aslı).