FemaleOrigin: Persian

Yeşim: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Yeşim is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “jade”.

Say it: yeh-sheem

About the name Yeşim

Meaning: jade
Origin: Persian; From Persian yašm “jasper, jade”; Turks naturally hear yeşil “green” in it.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: yeh-sheem

How to pronounce Yeşim

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

Yeşim

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

Yeşim with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Yeşim is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “jade”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian yašm “jasper, jade”; Turks naturally hear yeşil “green” in it.

How do you pronounce Yeşim?

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

How do you add suffixes to Yeşim in Turkish?

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