Esma

See also: esma, -esma, esma-, and Əsma

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اسما, from Arabic أَسْمَاء (ʔasmāʔ, “names”), plural of اِسْم (ism, “name”), in reference to the 99 names of God in Islam.

Proper noun

Esma f

1. a female given name

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسما, from Arabic أَسْمَاء (ʔasmāʔ, “names”), plural of اِسْم (ism, “name”), in reference to the 99 names of God in Islam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈmaː/

Proper noun

Esma

1. a female given name

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2020–), “Esma”, in Nişanyan Adlar. Türkiye Kişi Adları Sözlüğü [Nişanyan Names. Turkey's Personal Names Dictionary]