MaleOrigin: Arabic

Şeref: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Şeref is a boy’s name of Arabic origin. It means “honour, glory”.

Say it: sheh-ref

About the name Şeref

Meaning: honour, glory
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic sharaf.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: sheh-ref

How to pronounce Şeref

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

Şeref

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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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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Şeref with Turkish suffixes

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

Because Şeref ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Şeref'i, Şeref'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: Şeref'te, Şeref'ten.

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

Şeref is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “honour, glory”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic sharaf.

How do you pronounce Şeref?

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

How do you add suffixes to Şeref in Turkish?

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