Hikmet: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation
Hikmet is a boy’s name of Arabic origin. It means “wisdom”.
About the name Hikmet
- Meaning
- wisdom
- Origin
- Arabic
- From Arabic ḥikma. Occasionally a woman’s name too.
- Gender
- Male
- Pronunciation
- heek-met
How to pronounce Hikmet
Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingheek-met 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.
Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist
Every letter in Hikmet 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.
Hikmet with Turkish suffixes
Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Hikmet'e, Hikmet'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 Hikmet is e, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Hikmet'te, Hikmet'i.
Because Hikmet ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Hikmet'i, Hikmet'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: Hikmet'te, Hikmet'ten.
| Case | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative (object) | Hikmet'i | Hikmet'i tanıyor musun? Do you know Hikmet? |
| Dative (to) | Hikmet'e | Hikmet'e bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Hikmet. |
| Locative (at / with) | Hikmet'te | Anahtarlar Hikmet'te. Hikmet has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Hikmet.) |
| Ablative (from) | Hikmet'ten | Hikmet'ten bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Hikmet. |
| Genitive (’s) | Hikmet'in | Bu Hikmet'in çantası. This is Hikmet’s bag. |
| Instrumental (with) | Hikmet'le | Dün Hikmet'le konuştum. I talked with Hikmet 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 Hikmet mean?
Hikmet is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “wisdom”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic ḥikma. Occasionally a woman’s name too.
How do you pronounce Hikmet?
Say it roughly as “heek-met”, keeping every vowel short and clear.
How do you add suffixes to Hikmet in Turkish?
Because Hikmet is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Hikmet'e (to Hikmet), Hikmet'in (Hikmet’s), Hikmet'te (at Hikmet’s) and Hikmet'le (with Hikmet).
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