Nazlı: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation
Nazlı is a girl’s name of mixed origin (a compound of two languages). It means “coy, charming; delicate and pampered”.
About the name Nazlı
- Meaning
- coy, charming; delicate and pampered
- Origin
- Mixed (compound)
- Persian nāz “coyness” + Turkish -lı “having”.
- Gender
- Female
- Pronunciation
- nahz-luh
How to pronounce Nazlı
Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingnahz-luh 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
- ı
ı is the dotless i
ı is a short, unrounded vowel like the a in “sofa”, made further back in the mouth. It is a different letter from i, so never replace it with “ee”.
Read the dotless ı guide →
Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.
Nazlı with Turkish suffixes
Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Nazlı'ya, Nazlı'nın), 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 Nazlı is ı, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Nazlı'da, Nazlı'yı.
Because Nazlı ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Nazlı'yı, Nazlı'ya and Nazlı'yla, and n in the genitive Nazlı'nın.
| Case | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative (object) | Nazlı'yı | Nazlı'yı tanıyor musun? Do you know Nazlı? |
| Dative (to) | Nazlı'ya | Nazlı'ya bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Nazlı. |
| Locative (at / with) | Nazlı'da | Anahtarlar Nazlı'da. Nazlı has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Nazlı.) |
| Ablative (from) | Nazlı'dan | Nazlı'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Nazlı. |
| Genitive (’s) | Nazlı'nın | Bu Nazlı'nın çantası. This is Nazlı’s bag. |
| Instrumental (with) | Nazlı'yla | Dün Nazlı'yla konuştum. I talked with Nazlı 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 Nazlı mean?
Nazlı is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “coy, charming; delicate and pampered”. Its origin is Mixed (compound). Persian nāz “coyness” + Turkish -lı “having”.
How do you pronounce Nazlı?
Say it roughly as “nahz-luh”, keeping every vowel short and clear. ı is a short, unrounded vowel like the a in “sofa”, made further back in the mouth. It is a different letter from i, so never replace it with “ee”.
How do you add suffixes to Nazlı in Turkish?
Because Nazlı is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Nazlı'ya (to Nazlı), Nazlı'nın (Nazlı’s), Nazlı'da (at Nazlı’s) and Nazlı'yla (with Nazlı).
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