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Mursal

Mursal /muɾˈsaɫ/

“one who is sent, messenger”3

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
M
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Mursal?

Mursal

IPA /muɾˈsaɫ/

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

What does the surname Mursal mean?

Mursal comes from Arabic mursal ‘sent’; in Turkish it is better known in the form Mürsel. Nişanyan Adlar glosses the name ‘one who is sent, messenger’ and notes that it is an epithet of the Prophet. There are also villages named Mursal in Antalya, Giresun and Sivas.3

What is Mursal made of?

Mursal is a single root: mursal (mursal: one who is sent, messenger).

Mursal root mursal mursal: one who is sent,messenger ARABIC mursal “sent, transmitted” Mursal mursal root mursal: one who is sent, messenger mursal ARABIC “sent, transmitted”
Mursal: parts and root words
  • mursal Arabic — sent, transmitted3

How was the name Mursal formed?

Mursal belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Mursal?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Mursaloğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Mursal?

  1. Melek Banu Mursal sports executive
  2. Maryam Mursal singer 1950–
  3. Ibrahim Mursal actor 1990–

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

How is Mursal written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Mursal is usually kept unchanged in foreign records; every letter is pronounced.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Mursal accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: mürsel accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Mursal accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Mursal

Q1

What does the surname Mursal mean?

Mursal comes from Arabic mursal ‘sent’; in Turkish it is better known in the form Mürsel. Nişanyan Adlar glosses the name ‘one who is sent, messenger’ and notes that it is an epithet of the Prophet. There are also villages named Mursal in Antalya, Giresun and Sivas.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mursal?

The root word of Mursal is mursal (Arabic): “sent, transmitted”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mursal?

Mur·sal, 2 syllables; IPA: /muɾˈsaɫ/.