Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,285

Cümbüş

Cümbüş /dʒymˈbyʃ/ ASCII Cumbus

“merriment, revelry”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
C
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 Cümbüş?

Cümbüş

IPA /dʒymˈbyʃ/

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

What does the surname Cümbüş mean?

Cümbüş means “revelry, merriment, liveliness”; the word comes from Persian jumbiš, “movement, stir”. It is also the name of a metal-bodied stringed instrument between the oud and the banjo; its developer, Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş, bore this word as his surname.1

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

Cümbüş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Cümbüş made of?

Cümbüş is a single Persian root: cümbüş (cümbüş: revelry, merriment; a metal-bodied lute).

Cümbüş root cümbüş cümbüş: revelry,merriment; a… PERSIAN jumbiš “movement, stir” Cümbüş cümbüş root cümbüş: revelry, merriment; ametal-bodied lute jumbiš PERSIAN “movement, stir”
Cümbüş: parts and root words
  • jumbiš Persian — movement, stir1

How was the name Cümbüş formed?

Cümbüş is the word cümbüş (“cümbüş: revelry, merriment; a metal-bodied lute”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Cümbüş?

  1. Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş musician 1881–1947

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

How is Cümbüş written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Cumbus.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Cümbüş accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: cümbüş accessed 9 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

Common questions about Cümbüş

Q1

What does the surname Cümbüş mean?

Cümbüş means “revelry, merriment, liveliness”; the word comes from Persian jumbiš, “movement, stir”. It is also the name of a metal-bodied stringed instrument between the oud and the banjo; its developer, Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş, bore this word as his surname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cümbüş?

The root word of Cümbüş is jumbiš (Persian): “movement, stir”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Cümbüş?

Cüm·büş, 2 syllables; IPA: /dʒymˈbyʃ/.