Mihrimah: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation
Mihrimah is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “sun and moon”.
About the name Mihrimah
- Meaning
- sun and moon
- Origin
- Persian
- Persian mihr “sun” + māh “moon”.
- Gender
- Female
- Pronunciation
- meeh-ree-mah
Well-known bearer
Mihrimah Sultan (16th century) was the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent; two Istanbul mosques by Mimar Sinan bear her name.
How to pronounce Mihrimah
Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingmeeh-ree-mah 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.
Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist
- 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.
Hear h in the alphabet tool → - r
r is tapped
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.
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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.
Mihrimah with Turkish suffixes
Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Mihrimah'a, Mihrimah'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 Mihrimah is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Mihrimah'ta, Mihrimah'ı.
Because Mihrimah ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Mihrimah'ı, Mihrimah'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: Mihrimah'ta, Mihrimah'tan.
| Case | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative (object) | Mihrimah'ı | Mihrimah'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Mihrimah? |
| Dative (to) | Mihrimah'a | Mihrimah'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Mihrimah. |
| Locative (at / with) | Mihrimah'ta | Anahtarlar Mihrimah'ta. Mihrimah has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Mihrimah.) |
| Ablative (from) | Mihrimah'tan | Mihrimah'tan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Mihrimah. |
| Genitive (’s) | Mihrimah'ın | Bu Mihrimah'ın çantası. This is Mihrimah’s bag. |
| Instrumental (with) | Mihrimah'la | Dün Mihrimah'la konuştum. I talked with Mihrimah 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 Mihrimah mean?
Mihrimah is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “sun and moon”. Its origin is Persian. Persian mihr “sun” + māh “moon”.
How do you pronounce Mihrimah?
Say it roughly as “meeh-ree-mah”, 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 Mihrimah in Turkish?
Because Mihrimah is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Mihrimah'a (to Mihrimah), Mihrimah'ın (Mihrimah’s), Mihrimah'ta (at Mihrimah’s) and Mihrimah'la (with Mihrimah).
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