Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Parmaksız

Parmaksız /paɾmakˈsɯz/ ASCII Parmaksiz

“fingerless”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Parmaksız?

Parmaksız

IPA /paɾmakˈsɯz/

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

What does the surname Parmaksız mean?

Parmaksız is parmak ‘finger’ with the privative suffix -sız: ‘without a finger, lacking a finger’. It belongs to the type of nickname drawn from a bodily feature. Parmak comes from Middle Turkic barmak; villages in Erzurum and Tekirdağ also bear the name.1

Grammar parmak + -sız (privative).

Parmaksız is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Parmaksız made of?

Parmaksız is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: parmak (parmak: finger) + -sız (-sız: privative suffix ‘without’).

Parmaksız + root parmak parmak: finger TURKIC parmak “finger, toe” suffix -sız -sız: privative suffix‘without’ Parmaksız parmak root parmak: finger parmak TURKIC “finger, toe” -sız suffix -sız: privative suffix ‘without’
Parmaksız: parts and root words
  • parmak Turkic — finger, toe1

How was the name Parmaksız formed?

Parmaksız was formed by adding the suffix -sız (“-sız: privative suffix ‘without’”) to parmak (“parmak: finger”).

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

Which surnames are related to Parmaksız?

Parmaksız Altıparmak Parmak Düzparmak
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altıparmak same root – –
02 Parmak same root – –
03 Düzparmak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Parmaksız?

  1. Naci Parmaksız official 1945–
  2. Gönül Parmaksız researcher
  3. Koray Parmaksız researcher
  4. Mahmut Parmaksız researcher

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

How is Parmaksız written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Parmaksiz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: parmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Parmaksız accessed 8 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 Parmaksız

Q1

What does the surname Parmaksız mean?

Parmaksız is parmak ‘finger’ with the privative suffix -sız: ‘without a finger, lacking a finger’. It belongs to the type of nickname drawn from a bodily feature. Parmak comes from Middle Turkic barmak; villages in Erzurum and Tekirdağ also bear the name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Parmaksız?

The root word of Parmaksız is parmak (Turkic): “finger, toe”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Parmaksız?

Par·mak·sız, 3 syllables; IPA: /paɾmakˈsɯz/.