FemaleOrigin: Persian

Sümbül: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Sümbül is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “hyacinth”.

Say it: sewm-bewl

About the name Sümbül

Meaning: hyacinth
Origin: Persian; From Persian/Arabic sunbul.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: sewm-bewl

How to pronounce Sümbül

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

Sümbül

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

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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Sümbül with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Sümbül is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “hyacinth”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian/Arabic sunbul.

How do you pronounce Sümbül?

Say it roughly as “sewm-bewl”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.

How do you add suffixes to Sümbül in Turkish?

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