FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Damla: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Damla is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “drop (of water)”.

Say it: dahm-lah

About the name Damla

Meaning: drop (of water)
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; From damlamak “to drip”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: dahm-lah

How to pronounce Damla

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

Damla

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Damla sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Damla with Turkish suffixes

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

Because Damla ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Damla'yı, Damla'ya and Damla'yla, and n in the genitive Damla'nın.

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

Damla is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “drop (of water)”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. From damlamak “to drip”.

How do you pronounce Damla?

Say it roughly as “dahm-lah”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Damla in Turkish?

Because Damla is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Damla'ya (to Damla), Damla'nın (Damla’s), Damla'da (at Damla’s) and Damla'yla (with Damla).