MaleOrigin: Arabic

Celal: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Celal is a boy’s name of Arabic origin. It means “majesty, glory”.

Say it: jeh-lahl

About the name Celal

Meaning: majesty, glory
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic jalāl. It takes front-vowel endings: Celal’e, Celal’in.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: jeh-lahl

Well-known bearer

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (Mevlana, 13th century) lived and is buried in Konya.

How to pronounce Celal

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

Celal

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

c
c sounds like “j”
Turkish c is always the j of “jam”, never a k or s sound: Can = “jahn”, Cem = “jem”.
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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Celal with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Celal'e, Celal'in), 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 Celal is a, but like several Arabic loanwords (saat → saate, hilal → hilale) it takes front-vowel endings: two-way suffixes usee and four-way suffixes use i(vowel harmony). That is why it is Celal'e.

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

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

Celal is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “majesty, glory”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic jalāl. It takes front-vowel endings: Celal’e, Celal’in.

How do you pronounce Celal?

Say it roughly as “jeh-lahl”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish c is always the j of “jam”, never a k or s sound: Can = “jahn”, Cem = “jem”.

How do you add suffixes to Celal in Turkish?

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