Reyhan: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation
Reyhan is a girl’s name of Arabic origin. It means “basil; any sweet-smelling herb”.
About the name Reyhan
- Meaning
- basil; any sweet-smelling herb
- Origin
- Arabic
- From Arabic rayḥān.
- Gender
- Female
- Pronunciation
- ray-hahn
How to pronounce Reyhan
Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingray-hahn 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
- h
h is always pronounced
Turkish h is never silent, even before a consonant or at the end of a word: you hear it in Mehmet, Ahmet and Nuh.
Hear h in the alphabet tool → - r
r is tapped
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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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.
Reyhan with Turkish suffixes
Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Reyhan'a, Reyhan'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 Reyhan is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Reyhan'da, Reyhan'ı.
Because Reyhan ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Reyhan'ı, Reyhan'a) with no buffer letter.
| Case | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative (object) | Reyhan'ı | Reyhan'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Reyhan? |
| Dative (to) | Reyhan'a | Reyhan'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Reyhan. |
| Locative (at / with) | Reyhan'da | Anahtarlar Reyhan'da. Reyhan has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Reyhan.) |
| Ablative (from) | Reyhan'dan | Reyhan'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Reyhan. |
| Genitive (’s) | Reyhan'ın | Bu Reyhan'ın çantası. This is Reyhan’s bag. |
| Instrumental (with) | Reyhan'la | Dün Reyhan'la konuştum. I talked with Reyhan 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 Reyhan mean?
Reyhan is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “basil; any sweet-smelling herb”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic rayḥān.
How do you pronounce Reyhan?
Say it roughly as “ray-hahn”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish h is never silent, even before a consonant or at the end of a word: you hear it in Mehmet, Ahmet and Nuh.
How do you add suffixes to Reyhan in Turkish?
Because Reyhan is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Reyhan'a (to Reyhan), Reyhan'ın (Reyhan’s), Reyhan'da (at Reyhan’s) and Reyhan'la (with Reyhan).
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