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Seyyal
“fluid, flowing”1
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How do you pronounce Seyyal?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Seyyal mean?
Seyyal is an old word for “fluid, flowing”, from Arabic sayyāl “flowing”. Figuratively it was used of things that shift easily.1
Seyyal is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Seyyal formed?
Seyyal is the adjective seyyal (“seyyal: fluid”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Who are some well-known people named Seyyal?
- Eray Seyyal association football player 1995–
People surnamed Seyyal as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Seyyal also a first name?
Yes. Seyyal is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “fluid, flowing”.
Seyyal as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Seyyal?
Akar, Akarca and Akardere share gloss keywords with Seyyal within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Seyyal?
Read the root, formation and register information for Seyyal alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: seyyal
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: seyyal
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Seyyal
- Q1
What does the surname Seyyal mean?
- Seyyal is an old word for “fluid, flowing”, from Arabic sayyāl “flowing”. Figuratively it was used of things that shift easily.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Seyyal?
- The root word of Seyyal is sayyāl (Arabic): “flowing, fluid”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Seyyal?
- Sey·yal, 2 syllables; IPA: /sejˈjaɫ/.