Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Satar

Satar /saˈtaɾ/

“one who sells; or Sattar”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Initial
S
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Satar?

Satar

IPA /saˈtaɾ/

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

What does the surname Satar mean?

Read as Turkish, it is the aorist of satmak ‘to sell’: ‘he sells, one who sells’. Nişanyan traces sat- to Old Turkic sat- ‘to barter’. The name can also be read as a short form of names built on Arabic sattār ‘who veils sins’, such as Abdüssettar; which origin applies is not documented.1

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Aorist of Turkish satmak ‘to sell’ (Nişanyan, sat-).
  2. Short form of names from Arabic sattār ‘who veils, forgives’.

What is Satar made of?

Satar combines Turkic and Arabic elements in 2 parts: sat- (satmak: to sell) + -ar (aorist suffix).

Satar ++ root sat- satmak: to sell TURKIC satmak “to sell; formerly tobarter” suffix -ar aorist suffix ARABIC sattār “one who veils (sins), adivine attribute” Satar sat- root satmak: to sell satmak TURKIC “to sell; formerly to barter” -ar suffix aorist suffix sattār ARABIC “one who veils (sins), a divineattribute”
Satar: parts and root words
  • satmak Turkic — to sell; formerly to barter1
  • sattār Arabic — one who veils (sins), a divine attribute1

How was the name Satar formed?

Satar was formed by adding the suffix -ar (“aorist suffix”) to the verb stem sat- (“satmak: to sell”).

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

Which surnames are related to Satar?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Satıcı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Satar?

  1. Yakup Satar soldier 1898–2008

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: satmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ستار 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 Satar

Q1

What does the surname Satar mean?

Read as Turkish, it is the aorist of satmak ‘to sell’: ‘he sells, one who sells’. Nişanyan traces sat- to Old Turkic sat- ‘to barter’. The name can also be read as a short form of names built on Arabic sattār ‘who veils sins’, such as Abdüssettar; which origin applies is not documented.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Satar?

The root word of Satar is satmak (Turkic): “to sell; formerly to barter”. There are 3 competing views on where Satar comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Satar?

Sa·tar, 2 syllables; IPA: /saˈtaɾ/.