FemaleOrigin: Arabic

Nisa: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Nisa is a girl’s name of Arabic origin. It means “women; also the title of the 4th sura of the Quran”.

Say it: nee-sah

About the name Nisa

Meaning: women; also the title of the 4th sura of the Quran
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic nisāʾ.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: nee-sah

How to pronounce Nisa

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

Nisa

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Nisa 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.

Nisa with Turkish suffixes

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

Because Nisa ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Nisa'yı, Nisa'ya and Nisa'yla, and n in the genitive Nisa'nın.

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

Nisa is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “women; also the title of the 4th sura of the Quran”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic nisāʾ.

How do you pronounce Nisa?

Say it roughly as “nee-sah”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Nisa in Turkish?

Because Nisa is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Nisa'ya (to Nisa), Nisa'nın (Nisa’s), Nisa'da (at Nisa’s) and Nisa'yla (with Nisa).