FemaleOrigin: Persian

Beste: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Beste is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “melody, musical composition”.

Say it: bes-teh

About the name Beste

Meaning: melody, musical composition
Origin: Persian; From Persian basta “bound, composed”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: bes-teh

How to pronounce Beste

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingbes-teh 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.

Beste

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

e
Final e is pronounced
A final e is never silent in Turkish: it is a short “eh”, so the name has one more syllable than an English reader might expect.
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Beste with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Beste'ye, Beste'nin), 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 Beste is e, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Beste'de, Beste'yi.

Because Beste ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Beste'yi, Beste'ye and Beste'yle, and n in the genitive Beste'nin.

Case forms of Beste
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Beste'yi	Beste'yi tanıyor musun? Do you know Beste?
Dative (to)	Beste'ye	Beste'ye bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Beste.
Locative (at / with)	Beste'de	Anahtarlar Beste'de. Beste has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Beste.)
Ablative (from)	Beste'den	Beste'den bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Beste.
Genitive (’s)	Beste'nin	Bu Beste'nin çantası. This is Beste’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Beste'yle	Dün Beste'yle konuştum. I talked with Beste 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 Beste mean?

Beste is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “melody, musical composition”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian basta “bound, composed”.

How do you pronounce Beste?

Say it roughly as “bes-teh”, keeping every vowel short and clear. A final e is never silent in Turkish: it is a short “eh”, so the name has one more syllable than an English reader might expect.

How do you add suffixes to Beste in Turkish?

Because Beste is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Beste'ye (to Beste), Beste'nin (Beste’s), Beste'de (at Beste’s) and Beste'yle (with Beste).