FemaleOrigin: Hebrew (biblical)

Meryem: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Meryem is a girl’s name of Hebrew origin. It means “the Turkish form of Mary (Maryam), mother of Jesus; the original Hebrew meaning is uncertain”.

Say it: mer-yem

About the name Meryem

Meaning: the Turkish form of Mary (Maryam), mother of Jesus; the original Hebrew meaning is uncertain
Origin: Hebrew (biblical); From Hebrew Miryam via Arabic Maryam. Meryem is also the title of the 19th sura of the Quran.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: mer-yem

How to pronounce Meryem

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

Meryem

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Meryem with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Meryem mean?

Meryem is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “the Turkish form of Mary (Maryam), mother of Jesus; the original Hebrew meaning is uncertain”. Its origin is Hebrew (biblical). From Hebrew Miryam via Arabic Maryam. Meryem is also the title of the 19th sura of the Quran.

How do you pronounce Meryem?

Say it roughly as “mer-yem”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.

How do you add suffixes to Meryem in Turkish?

Because Meryem is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Meryem'e (to Meryem), Meryem'in (Meryem’s), Meryem'de (at Meryem’s) and Meryem'le (with Meryem).