UnisexOrigin: Arabic

Şükran: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Şükran is an unisex name (used for girls and boys) of Arabic origin. It means “gratitude, thankfulness”.

Say it: shewk-rahn

About the name Şükran

Meaning: gratitude, thankfulness
Origin: Arabic; From Arabic shukrān.
Gender: Unisex
Pronunciation: shewk-rahn

How to pronounce Şükran

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

Ş ükran

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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ü
ü is a rounded “ee”
Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.
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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.

Şükran with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Şükran'a, Şükran'ın), 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 Şükran is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Şükran'da, Şükran'ı.

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

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

Şükran is a Turkish unisex name (used for girls and boys) meaning “gratitude, thankfulness”. Its origin is Arabic. From Arabic shukrān.

How do you pronounce Şükran?

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

How do you add suffixes to Şükran in Turkish?

Because Şükran is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Şükran'a (to Şükran), Şükran'ın (Şükran’s), Şükran'da (at Şükran’s) and Şükran'la (with Şükran).