FemaleOrigin: Persian

Nalan: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Nalan is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “sighing, lamenting (as a lover does)”.

Say it: nah-lahn

About the name Nalan

Meaning: sighing, lamenting (as a lover does)
Origin: Persian; From Persian nālān.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: nah-lahn

How to pronounce Nalan

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

Nalan

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Nalan sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Nalan with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Nalan'a, Nalan'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 Nalan is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Nalan'da, Nalan'ı.

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

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

Nalan is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “sighing, lamenting (as a lover does)”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian nālān.

How do you pronounce Nalan?

Say it roughly as “nah-lahn”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Nalan in Turkish?

Because Nalan is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Nalan'a (to Nalan), Nalan'ın (Nalan’s), Nalan'da (at Nalan’s) and Nalan'la (with Nalan).