Meryem

See also: Məryəm

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مریم (meryem), from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Hebrew מרים (miryām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛɾˈjɛm/
• Hyphenation: Mer‧yem

Proper noun

Meryem

1. a female given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Mary or Miriam
2. The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Further reading

• “Meryem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “Meryem”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3158