FemaleOrigin: Persian

Şermin: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Şermin is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “shy, bashful”.

Say it: sher-meen

About the name Şermin

Meaning: shy, bashful
Origin: Persian; From Persian sharmīn.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: sher-meen

How to pronounce Şermin

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

Şermin

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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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Şermin with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Şermin is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “shy, bashful”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian sharmīn.

How do you pronounce Şermin?

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

How do you add suffixes to Şermin in Turkish?

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