FemaleOrigin: Persian

Pembe: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Pembe is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “pink”.

Say it: pem-beh

About the name Pembe

Meaning: pink
Origin: Persian; From Persian panba “cotton”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: pem-beh

How to pronounce Pembe

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

Pembe

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

e
Final e is pronounced
A final e is never silent in Turkish: it is a short “eh”, so the name has one more syllable than an English reader might expect.
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Pembe with Turkish suffixes

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

Because Pembe ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Pembe'yi, Pembe'ye and Pembe'yle, and n in the genitive Pembe'nin.

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

Pembe is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “pink”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian panba “cotton”.

How do you pronounce Pembe?

Say it roughly as “pem-beh”, keeping every vowel short and clear. A final e is never silent in Turkish: it is a short “eh”, so the name has one more syllable than an English reader might expect.

How do you add suffixes to Pembe in Turkish?

Because Pembe is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Pembe'ye (to Pembe), Pembe'nin (Pembe’s), Pembe'de (at Pembe’s) and Pembe'yle (with Pembe).