FemaleOrigin: Arabic

Betül: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Betül is a girl’s name of Arabic origin. It means “virgin, chaste; an epithet of both Mary and Fatima”.

Say it: beh-tewl

About the name Betül

Meaning: virgin, chaste; an epithet of both Mary and Fatima
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic batūl.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: beh-tewl

How to pronounce Betül

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

Betül

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

ü
ü is a rounded “ee”
Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.
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Betül with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Betül'e, Betül'ün), 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 Betül is ü, a front rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takeü (vowel harmony):Betül'de, Betül'ü.

Because Betül ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Betül'ü, Betül'e) with no buffer letter.

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

Betül is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “virgin, chaste; an epithet of both Mary and Fatima”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic batūl.

How do you pronounce Betül?

Say it roughly as “beh-tewl”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.

How do you add suffixes to Betül in Turkish?

Because Betül is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Betül'e (to Betül), Betül'ün (Betül’s), Betül'de (at Betül’s) and Betül'le (with Betül).