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Çift

/tʃift/ ASCII Cift

“pair; plough team”1

Established origin Çift: root entries for çift · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Çift?

Çift

IPA /tʃift/

What does the surname Çift mean?

Çift denotes a pair and the two animals yoked together to plough; through the phrase çift sürmek it also names ploughing itself. The word comes from Persian juft “mate; yoke of oxen”.1

Çift is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çift made of?

Çift is a single Persian root: çift (çift: pair; ploughing).

Çift root çift çift: pair; ploughing PERSIAN çift “pair; yoke of twoanimals; ploughing…” Çift çift root çift: pair; ploughing çift PERSIAN “pair; yoke of two animals;ploughing (Persian juft)”
Çift: parts and root words
  • çift Persian — pair; yoke of two animals; ploughing (Persian juft)1

How was the name Çift formed?

Çift is the word çift (“çift: pair; ploughing”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Çift?

Çift Çiftçi Çiftçioğlu Çifçi Çiftpınar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Çiftçi same root – –
02 Çiftçioğlu same root – –
03 Çifçi same root – –
04 Çiftpınar same root – –

How is Çift written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters it usually appears as Cift in passports and foreign records.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çift?

Çiftçioğlu, Sığırcı and Avcı share gloss keywords with Çift within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Çift?

Read the root, formation and register information for Çift alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çift accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çift accessed 9 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 Çift

Q1

What does the surname Çift mean?

Çift denotes a pair and the two animals yoked together to plough; through the phrase çift sürmek it also names ploughing itself. The word comes from Persian juft “mate; yoke of oxen”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çift?

The root word of Çift is çift (Persian): “pair; yoke of two animals; ploughing (Persian juft)”.
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How do you pronounce Çift?

Çift, 1 syllable; IPA: /tʃift/.