MaleOrigin: Arabic

Semih: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Semih is a boy’s name of Arabic origin. It means “generous, open-handed”.

Say it: seh-meeh

About the name Semih

Meaning: generous, open-handed
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic samīḥ.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: seh-meeh

How to pronounce Semih

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

Semih

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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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Semih with Turkish suffixes

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

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

The final consonant is voiceless (one of the “Fıstıkçı Şahap” letters f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p), so the d of the locative and ablative endingshardens to t:-te and -ten: Semih'te, Semih'ten.

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

Semih is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “generous, open-handed”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic samīḥ.

How do you pronounce Semih?

Say it roughly as “seh-meeh”, 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 Semih in Turkish?

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