FemaleOrigin: Arabic

Masal: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Masal is a girl’s name of Arabic origin. It means “fairy tale”.

Say it: mah-sahl

About the name Masal

Meaning: fairy tale
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic mathal “parable, saying”; a modern given name.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: mah-sahl

How to pronounce Masal

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

Masal

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Masal 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.

Masal with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Masal is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “fairy tale”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic mathal “parable, saying”; a modern given name.

How do you pronounce Masal?

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

How do you add suffixes to Masal in Turkish?

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