FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Işın: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Işın is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “ray, beam of light”.

Say it: uh-shuhn

About the name Işın

Meaning: ray, beam of light
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; From ışık “light”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: uh-shuhn

How to pronounce Işın

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

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Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

ı
ı is the dotless i
ı is a short, unrounded vowel like the a in “sofa”, made further back in the mouth. It is a different letter from i, so never replace it with “ee”.
Read the dotless ı guide →
ş
ş sounds like “sh”
ş is the sh of “ship”: Ayşe = “eye-sheh”.
Hear ş in the alphabet tool →

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

Işın with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Işın is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “ray, beam of light”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. From ışık “light”.

How do you pronounce Işın?

Say it roughly as “uh-shuhn”, keeping every vowel short and clear. ı is a short, unrounded vowel like the a in “sofa”, made further back in the mouth. It is a different letter from i, so never replace it with “ee”.

How do you add suffixes to Işın in Turkish?

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