Mehtap: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation
Mehtap is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “moonlight”.
About the name Mehtap
- Meaning
- moonlight
- Origin
- Persian
- Persian māh “moon” + tāb “light”.
- Gender
- Female
- Pronunciation
- meh-tahp
How to pronounce Mehtap
Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingmeh-tahp 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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- h
h is always pronounced
Turkish h is never silent, even before a consonant or at the end of a word: you hear it in Mehmet, Ahmet and Nuh.
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Mehtap with Turkish suffixes
Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Mehtap'a, Mehtap'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 Mehtap is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Mehtap'ta, Mehtap'ı.
Because Mehtap ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Mehtap'ı, Mehtap'a) 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:-ta and -tan: Mehtap'ta, Mehtap'tan.
Names never show consonant softening in writing (Mehtap'a), but in everyday speech the final consonant is usually softened, so Mehtap'a tends to sound like “Mehtaba”.
| Case | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative (object) | Mehtap'ı | Mehtap'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Mehtap? |
| Dative (to) | Mehtap'a | Mehtap'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Mehtap. |
| Locative (at / with) | Mehtap'ta | Anahtarlar Mehtap'ta. Mehtap has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Mehtap.) |
| Ablative (from) | Mehtap'tan | Mehtap'tan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Mehtap. |
| Genitive (’s) | Mehtap'ın | Bu Mehtap'ın çantası. This is Mehtap’s bag. |
| Instrumental (with) | Mehtap'la | Dün Mehtap'la konuştum. I talked with Mehtap 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 Mehtap mean?
Mehtap is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “moonlight”. Its origin is Persian. Persian māh “moon” + tāb “light”.
How do you pronounce Mehtap?
Say it roughly as “meh-tahp”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish h is never silent, even before a consonant or at the end of a word: you hear it in Mehmet, Ahmet and Nuh.
How do you add suffixes to Mehtap in Turkish?
Because Mehtap is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Mehtap'a (to Mehtap), Mehtap'ın (Mehtap’s), Mehtap'ta (at Mehtap’s) and Mehtap'la (with Mehtap).
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