MaleOrigin: Arabic

Cevdet: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Cevdet is a boy’s name of Arabic origin. It means “excellence, goodness”.

Say it: jev-det

About the name Cevdet

Meaning: excellence, goodness
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic jawda.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: jev-det

How to pronounce Cevdet

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

Cevdet

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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Cevdet with Turkish suffixes

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

Because Cevdet ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Cevdet'i, Cevdet'e) 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:-te and -ten: Cevdet'te, Cevdet'ten.

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

Cevdet is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “excellence, goodness”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic jawda.

How do you pronounce Cevdet?

Say it roughly as “jev-det”, 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 Cevdet in Turkish?

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