FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Sevim: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Sevim is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “love; likeable, lovable”.

Say it: seh-veem

About the name Sevim

Meaning: love; likeable, lovable
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; From sevmek “to love”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: seh-veem

How to pronounce Sevim

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

Sevim

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Sevim sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

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

Sevim with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Sevim is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “love; likeable, lovable”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. From sevmek “to love”.

How do you pronounce Sevim?

Say it roughly as “seh-veem”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Sevim in Turkish?

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