Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çabalar

Çabalar /tʃabaˈɫaɾ/ ASCII Cabalar

“strives, perseveres”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
Ç
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Çabalar?

Çabalar

IPA /tʃabaˈɫaɾ/

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

What does the surname Çabalar mean?

Çabalar is the aorist of çabalamak “to strive”: “(he/she) strives”; the same form can also be read as the plural of çaba “effort”. Either way the name speaks of effort and perseverance.1

Grammar çabala- + aorist -r, or çaba + plural -lar.

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

What is Çabalar made of?

Çabalar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çabala- (çabalamak: to strive, struggle) + -r (aorist).

Çabalar + root çabala- çabalamak: to strive,struggle TURKIC çabalamak “to strive, to struggle” suffix -r aorist Çabalar çabala- root çabalamak: to strive, struggle çabalamak TURKIC “to strive, to struggle” -r suffix aorist
Çabalar: parts and root words
  • çabalamak Turkic — to strive, to struggle1

How was the name Çabalar formed?

Çabalar was formed by adding the suffix -r (“aorist”) to the verb stem çabala- (“çabalamak: to strive, struggle”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Çabalar?

  1. Murat Çabalar researcher

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

How is Çabalar written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Cabalar: ç becomes c or ch.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çabalamak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çabalar

Q1

What does the surname Çabalar mean?

Çabalar is the aorist of çabalamak “to strive”: “(he/she) strives”; the same form can also be read as the plural of çaba “effort”. Either way the name speaks of effort and perseverance.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çabalar?

The root word of Çabalar is çabalamak (Turkic): “to strive, to struggle”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çabalar?

Ça·ba·lar, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃabaˈɫaɾ/.