FemaleOrigin: Arabic

Melike: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Melike is a girl’s name of Arabic origin. It means “queen”.

Say it: meh-lee-keh

About the name Melike

Meaning: queen
Origin: Arabic; Feminine of Arabic malik “king”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: meh-lee-keh

How to pronounce Melike

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingmeh-lee-keh 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.

Melike

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

e
Final e is pronounced
A final e is never silent in Turkish: it is a short “eh”, so the name has one more syllable than an English reader might expect.
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Melike with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Melike'ye, Melike'nin), 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 Melike is e, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Melike'de, Melike'yi.

Because Melike ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Melike'yi, Melike'ye and Melike'yle, and n in the genitive Melike'nin.

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

Melike is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “queen”. Its origin is Arabic. Feminine of Arabic malik “king”.

How do you pronounce Melike?

Say it roughly as “meh-lee-keh”, keeping every vowel short and clear. A final e is never silent in Turkish: it is a short “eh”, so the name has one more syllable than an English reader might expect.

How do you add suffixes to Melike in Turkish?

Because Melike is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Melike'ye (to Melike), Melike'nin (Melike’s), Melike'de (at Melike’s) and Melike'yle (with Melike).