FemaleOrigin: Arabic

Esra: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Esra is a girl’s name of Arabic origin. It means “the Night Journey (Isrāʾ) of the Prophet Muhammad; also the title of the 17th sura of the Quran”.

Say it: es-rah

About the name Esra

Meaning: the Night Journey (Isrāʾ) of the Prophet Muhammad; also the title of the 17th sura of the Quran
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic Isrāʾ.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: es-rah

How to pronounce Esra

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

Esra

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Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.
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Esra with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Esra is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “the Night Journey (Isrāʾ) of the Prophet Muhammad; also the title of the 17th sura of the Quran”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic Isrāʾ.

How do you pronounce Esra?

Say it roughly as “es-rah”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.

How do you add suffixes to Esra in Turkish?

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