FemaleOrigin: Persian

Peri: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Peri is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “fairy”.

Say it: peh-ree

About the name Peri

Meaning: fairy
Origin: Persian; From Persian parī.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: peh-ree

How to pronounce Peri

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

Peri

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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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Peri with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Peri is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “fairy”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian parī.

How do you pronounce Peri?

Say it roughly as “peh-ree”, keeping every vowel short and clear. 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.

How do you add suffixes to Peri in Turkish?

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