Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 5

Abalı

Abalı /abaˈɫɯ/ ASCII Abali

“one who wears a woollen cloak”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Abalı?

Abalı

IPA /abaˈɫɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Abalı mean?

Abalı means ‘one who wears an aba’, the coarse woollen cloak worn by shepherds and dervishes. Figuratively an abalı is a poor, quiet person unable to defend himself. It is aba, from Arabic ʿabāʾa, with the suffix -lı.1,2

Grammar aba + -lı.

Abalı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Abalı made of?

Abalı breaks into 2 parts: aba (coarse woollen cloth; cloak made of it) + -lı (from; having).

Abalı ++ root aba coarse woollen cloth;cloak made of it TURKIC abalı “wearing an aba;figuratively meek,…” suffix -lı from; having ARABIC aba “coarse woollen cloth,felt; Arabic ʿabāʾa” Abalı aba root coarse woollen cloth; cloak made of it abalı TURKIC “wearing an aba; figurativelymeek, defenceless” -lı suffix from; having aba ARABIC “coarse woollen cloth, felt;Arabic ʿabāʾa”
Abalı: parts and root words
  • abalı Turkic — wearing an aba; figuratively meek, defenceless1
  • aba Arabic — coarse woollen cloth, felt; Arabic ʿabāʾa2

How was the name Abalı formed?

Abalı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (aba + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Abalı?

Abalı Abacı Abacıoğlu Abasıyanık Abalıoğlu Abaoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Abacı same root – –
02 Abacıoğlu same root – –
03 Abasıyanık same root – –
04 Abalıoğlu same root – –
05 Abaoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Abalı?

  1. Şefik Abalı association football player 2002–
  2. Ali Abalı journalist 1930–2018
  3. Bilen Emek Abali researcher
  4. Fikri Abalı researcher
  5. Saygın Abalı researcher
  6. Zehra Yavaş Abalı researcher
  7. Ünal Abalı university teacher 2000–

People surnamed Abalı as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Abalı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Abali.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: abalı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: aba accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Abalı

Q1

What does the surname Abalı mean?

Abalı means ‘one who wears an aba’, the coarse woollen cloak worn by shepherds and dervishes. Figuratively an abalı is a poor, quiet person unable to defend himself. It is aba, from Arabic ʿabāʾa, with the suffix -lı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Abalı?

The root word of Abalı is abalı (Arabic): “wearing an aba; figuratively meek, defenceless”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Abalı?

A·ba·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /abaˈɫɯ/.