MaleOrigin: Persian

Şahin: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Şahin is a boy’s name of Persian origin. It means “falcon, hawk (literally “royal”)”.

Say it: shah-heen

About the name Şahin

Meaning: falcon, hawk (literally “royal”)
Origin: Persian; From Persian shāhīn.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: shah-heen

How to pronounce Şahin

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

Şahin

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

ş
ş sounds like “sh”
ş is the sh of “ship”: Ayşe = “eye-sheh”.
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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.
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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Şahin with Turkish suffixes

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

Because Şahin ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Şahin'i, Şahin'e) with no buffer letter.

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

Şahin is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “falcon, hawk (literally “royal”)”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian shāhīn.

How do you pronounce Şahin?

Say it roughly as “shah-heen”, keeping every vowel short and clear. ş is the sh of “ship”: Ayşe = “eye-sheh”.

How do you add suffixes to Şahin in Turkish?

Because Şahin is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Şahin'e (to Şahin), Şahin'in (Şahin’s), Şahin'de (at Şahin’s) and Şahin'le (with Şahin).