FemaleOrigin: Arabic

Fatma: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Fatma is a girl’s name of Arabic origin. It means “one who weans (a child); the name of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Fatima”.

Say it: faht-mah

About the name Fatma

Meaning: one who weans (a child); the name of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Fatima
Origin: Arabic; Turkish form of Arabic Fāṭima.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: faht-mah
Other spellings: Fatıma

How to pronounce Fatma

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

Fatma

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Fatma 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.

Fatma with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Fatma is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “one who weans (a child); the name of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Fatima”. Its origin is Arabic. Turkish form of Arabic Fāṭima.

How do you pronounce Fatma?

Say it roughly as “faht-mah”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Fatma in Turkish?

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