FemaleOrigin: Persian

Menekşe: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Menekşe is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “violet (the flower)”.

Say it: meh-nek-sheh

About the name Menekşe

Meaning: violet (the flower)
Origin: Persian; From Persian banafsha.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: meh-nek-sheh

How to pronounce Menekşe

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

Menekş e

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ş
ş sounds like “sh”
ş is the sh of “ship”: Ayşe = “eye-sheh”.
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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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Menekşe with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Menekşe is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “violet (the flower)”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian banafsha.

How do you pronounce Menekşe?

Say it roughly as “meh-nek-sheh”, keeping every vowel short and clear. ş is the sh of “ship”: Ayşe = “eye-sheh”.

How do you add suffixes to Menekşe in Turkish?

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