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Işıldar

Işıldar /ɯʃɯɫˈdaɾ/ ASCII Isildar

“sparkling, gleaming”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Initial
I
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 Işıldar?

Işıldar

IPA /ɯʃɯɫˈdaɾ/

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

What does the surname Işıldar mean?

Işıldar is the aorist of ışıldamak: ‘it sparkles; gleaming’. Nişanyan notes that ışılda- and ışıl ışıl have an onomatopoeic structure and relate to Old Turkic yaşu-/yışı- ‘to shine’.1

Grammar ışılda- + -r (aorist).

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

What is Işıldar made of?

Işıldar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ışılda- (ışıldamak: to sparkle, gleam) + -r (-r: aorist).

Işıldar + root ışılda- ışıldamak: to sparkle,gleam TURKIC ışıldamak “to sparkle, gleam” suffix -r -r: aorist Işıldar ışılda- root ışıldamak: to sparkle, gleam ışıldamak TURKIC “to sparkle, gleam” -r suffix -r: aorist
Işıldar: parts and root words
  • ışıldamak Turkic — to sparkle, gleam1

How was the name Işıldar formed?

Işıldar was formed by adding the suffix -r (“-r: aorist”) to the verb stem ışılda- (“ışıldamak: to sparkle, gleam”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Işıldar?

  1. Büşra Işıldar boxer 2002–
  2. Ayça Işıldar Ak filmmaker 1980–
  3. Gürsan Işıldar basketball player

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

How is Işıldar written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Isildar. In Turkish it has the dotless ı (a close back unrounded vowel, like the a in “sofa”), ş (pronounced sh).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ışıldamak accessed 8 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 Işıldar

Q1

What does the surname Işıldar mean?

Işıldar is the aorist of ışıldamak: ‘it sparkles; gleaming’. Nişanyan notes that ışılda- and ışıl ışıl have an onomatopoeic structure and relate to Old Turkic yaşu-/yışı- ‘to shine’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Işıldar?

The root word of Işıldar is ışıldamak (Turkic): “to sparkle, gleam”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Işıldar?

I·şıl·dar, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɯʃɯɫˈdaɾ/.