Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 234

Almas

Almas /aɫˈmas/

“diamond”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Almas?

Almas

IPA /aɫˈmas/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Almas mean?

Almas is a form of elmas ‘diamond’ that keeps the vowels of the source word. Nişanyan traces it to Arabic and Persian almās ‘the hardest gemstone’; Wiktionary gives Classical Persian almās. Nişanyan Adlar records Almas as a name meaning ‘diamond’.1

That Almas goes back to almās is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Almas made of?

Almas is a single root: almas (almas: diamond).

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Almas: parts and root words
  • almās Persian — the hardest gemstone, diamond1

How was the name Almas formed?

Almas belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Almas?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Elmaz same root – –

How else is Almas spelled?

Elmasspelling

Who are some well-known people named Almas?

  1. Josef Almas actor 1896–1948
  2. Turgun Almas writer 1924–2001
  3. Deniz Almas athletics competitor 1997–

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

Is Almas also a first name?

Yes. Almas is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “diamond”.

Almas as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Almas written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Almas is usually kept unchanged in foreign records; every letter is pronounced.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Almas accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: elmas accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: elmas accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Almas

Q1

What does the surname Almas mean?

Almas is a form of elmas ‘diamond’ that keeps the vowels of the source word. Nişanyan traces it to Arabic and Persian almās ‘the hardest gemstone’; Wiktionary gives Classical Persian almās. Nişanyan Adlar records Almas as a name meaning ‘diamond’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Almas?

The root word of Almas is almās (Persian): “the hardest gemstone, diamond”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Almas?

Al·mas, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɫˈmas/.