MaleOrigin: Persian

Cihan: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Cihan is a boy’s name of Persian origin. It means “world, universe”.

Say it: jee-hahn

About the name Cihan

Meaning: world, universe
Origin: Persian; From Persian jahān. Also given to girls.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: jee-hahn

How to pronounce Cihan

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

Cihan

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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h
h is always pronounced
Turkish h is never silent, even before a consonant or at the end of a word: you hear it in Mehmet, Ahmet and Nuh.
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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Cihan with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Cihan'a, Cihan'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 Cihan is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Cihan'da, Cihan'ı.

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

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

Cihan is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “world, universe”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian jahān. Also given to girls.

How do you pronounce Cihan?

Say it roughly as “jee-hahn”, 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 Cihan in Turkish?

Because Cihan is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Cihan'a (to Cihan), Cihan'ın (Cihan’s), Cihan'da (at Cihan’s) and Cihan'la (with Cihan).