Yasemin: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation
Yasemin is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “jasmine”.
About the name Yasemin
- Meaning
- jasmine
- Origin
- Persian
- From Persian yāsaman.
- Gender
- Female
- Pronunciation
- yah-seh-meen
How to pronounce Yasemin
Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingyah-seh-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.
Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist
Every letter in Yasemin 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.
Yasemin with Turkish suffixes
Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Yasemin'e, Yasemin'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 Yasemin is i, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Yasemin'de, Yasemin'i.
Because Yasemin ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Yasemin'i, Yasemin'e) with no buffer letter.
| Case | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative (object) | Yasemin'i | Yasemin'i tanıyor musun? Do you know Yasemin? |
| Dative (to) | Yasemin'e | Yasemin'e bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Yasemin. |
| Locative (at / with) | Yasemin'de | Anahtarlar Yasemin'de. Yasemin has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Yasemin.) |
| Ablative (from) | Yasemin'den | Yasemin'den bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Yasemin. |
| Genitive (’s) | Yasemin'in | Bu Yasemin'in çantası. This is Yasemin’s bag. |
| Instrumental (with) | Yasemin'le | Dün Yasemin'le konuştum. I talked with Yasemin 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 Yasemin mean?
Yasemin is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “jasmine”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian yāsaman.
How do you pronounce Yasemin?
Say it roughly as “yah-seh-meen”, keeping every vowel short and clear.
How do you add suffixes to Yasemin in Turkish?
Because Yasemin is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Yasemin'e (to Yasemin), Yasemin'in (Yasemin’s), Yasemin'de (at Yasemin’s) and Yasemin'le (with Yasemin).
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