Yıldız: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation
Yıldız is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “star”.
About the name Yıldız
- Meaning
- star
- Origin
- Turkish / Old Turkic
- Old Turkic yultuz.
- Gender
- Female
- Pronunciation
- yuhl-duhz
How to pronounce Yıldız
Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingyuhl-duhz 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
- ı
ı is the dotless i
ı is a short, unrounded vowel like the a in “sofa”, made further back in the mouth. It is a different letter from i, so never replace it with “ee”.
Read the dotless ı guide →
Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.
Yıldız with Turkish suffixes
Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Yıldız'a, Yıldız'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 Yıldız is ı, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Yıldız'da, Yıldız'ı.
Because Yıldız ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Yıldız'ı, Yıldız'a) with no buffer letter.
| Case | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Accusative (object) | Yıldız'ı | Yıldız'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Yıldız? |
| Dative (to) | Yıldız'a | Yıldız'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Yıldız. |
| Locative (at / with) | Yıldız'da | Anahtarlar Yıldız'da. Yıldız has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Yıldız.) |
| Ablative (from) | Yıldız'dan | Yıldız'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Yıldız. |
| Genitive (’s) | Yıldız'ın | Bu Yıldız'ın çantası. This is Yıldız’s bag. |
| Instrumental (with) | Yıldız'la | Dün Yıldız'la konuştum. I talked with Yıldız 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 Yıldız mean?
Yıldız is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “star”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. Old Turkic yultuz.
How do you pronounce Yıldız?
Say it roughly as “yuhl-duhz”, keeping every vowel short and clear. ı is a short, unrounded vowel like the a in “sofa”, made further back in the mouth. It is a different letter from i, so never replace it with “ee”.
How do you add suffixes to Yıldız in Turkish?
Because Yıldız is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Yıldız'a (to Yıldız), Yıldız'ın (Yıldız’s), Yıldız'da (at Yıldız’s) and Yıldız'la (with Yıldız).
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