Berat: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation
Berat is a boy’s name of Arabic origin. It means “innocence, deliverance; Berat Kandili is the Islamic Night of Forgiveness”.
About the name Berat
- Meaning
- innocence, deliverance; Berat Kandili is the Islamic Night of Forgiveness
- Origin
- Arabic
- From Arabic barāʾa.
- Gender
- Male
- Pronunciation
- beh-raht
How to pronounce Berat
Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingbeh-raht 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.
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- r
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Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.
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Berat with Turkish suffixes
Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Berat'a, Berat'ın), 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 Berat is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Berat'ta, Berat'ı.
Because Berat ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Berat'ı, Berat'a) with no buffer letter.
The final consonant is voiceless (one of the “Fıstıkçı Şahap” letters f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p), so the d of the locative and ablative endingshardens to t:-ta and -tan: Berat'ta, Berat'tan.
| Case | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative (object) | Berat'ı | Berat'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Berat? |
| Dative (to) | Berat'a | Berat'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Berat. |
| Locative (at / with) | Berat'ta | Anahtarlar Berat'ta. Berat has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Berat.) |
| Ablative (from) | Berat'tan | Berat'tan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Berat. |
| Genitive (’s) | Berat'ın | Bu Berat'ın çantası. This is Berat’s bag. |
| Instrumental (with) | Berat'la | Dün Berat'la konuştum. I talked with Berat 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 Berat mean?
Berat is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “innocence, deliverance; Berat Kandili is the Islamic Night of Forgiveness”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic barāʾa.
How do you pronounce Berat?
Say it roughly as “beh-raht”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.
How do you add suffixes to Berat in Turkish?
Because Berat is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Berat'a (to Berat), Berat'ın (Berat’s), Berat'ta (at Berat’s) and Berat'la (with Berat).
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