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Dabak

Dabak /daˈbak/

“tanner”1

Disputed origin Dabak: root entries for dabbāġ · How do we know?

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5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
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How do you pronounce Dabak?

Dabak

IPA /daˈbak/

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

What does the surname Dabak mean?

Dabak can be read as a form of tabak ‘tanner’. Nişanyan derives this tabak from Arabic dabbāġ ‘tanner’; the initial d preserves the Arabic sound. In dialects, however, dabak is the name of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle; Wiktionary derives this word from a Turkish onomatopoeic root (dab).1

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. A form of tabak ‘tanner’ from Arabic dabbāġ (Nişanyan, tabak2).
  2. The dialect word dabak ‘foot-and-mouth disease’, from a Turkish onomatopoeic root dab (Wiktionary).

What is Dabak made of?

Dabak is a single Arabic root: dabak (dabak: tanner; also foot-and-mouth disease).

Dabak root dabak dabak: tanner; alsofoot-and-mouth disease ARABIC dabbāġ “tanner” Dabak dabak root dabak: tanner; also foot-and-mouthdisease dabbāġ ARABIC “tanner”
Dabak: parts and root words

How was the name Dabak formed?

Dabak is the word dabak (“dabak: tanner; also foot-and-mouth disease”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Dabak?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tabakoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Dabak?

  1. Asuman Dabak actor 1970–

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Dabak?

Tabak, Derici and Tabakoğlu share gloss keywords with Dabak within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Dabak?

Read the root, formation and register information for Dabak alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tabak2
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: dabak
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Dabak

Q1

What does the surname Dabak mean?

Dabak can be read as a form of tabak ‘tanner’. Nişanyan derives this tabak from Arabic dabbāġ ‘tanner’; the initial d preserves the Arabic sound. In dialects, however, dabak is the name of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle; Wiktionary derives this word from a Turkish onomatopoeic root (dab).
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dabak?

The root word of Dabak is dabbāġ (Arabic): “tanner”. There are 3 competing views on where Dabak comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dabak?

Da·bak, 2 syllables; IPA: /daˈbak/.