Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tarım

Tarım /taˈɾɯm/ ASCII Tarim

“agriculture, farming”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Tarım?

Tarım

IPA /taˈɾɯm/

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

What does the surname Tarım mean?

Tarım is agriculture, the work of sowing and reaping and raising crops and livestock; it is the Turkish replacement for ziraat. The word was coined by the Turkish Language Association from the Karakhanid verb tarı-, “to cultivate”, with the suffix -ım. Tarım is also used as a personal name.1

Grammar tarı- + -ım, a noun coined in the language reform.

Tarım is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tarım made of?

Tarım is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: tarı- (Karakhanid tarı-, “to cultivate”) + -ım (deverbal noun suffix).

Tarım ++ root tarı- Karakhanid tarı-, “tocultivate” TURKIC tarım “agriculture, farming” suffix -ım deverbal noun suffix TURKIC tarım “from Karakhanid tarı-‘to cultivate’ + -ım;…” Tarım tarı- root Karakhanid tarı-, “to cultivate” tarım TURKIC “agriculture, farming” -ım suffix deverbal noun suffix tarım TURKIC “from Karakhanid tarı- ‘tocultivate’ + -ım; coined in the…”
Tarım: parts and root words
  • tarım Turkic — agriculture, farming1
  • tarım Turkic — from Karakhanid tarı- “to cultivate” + -ım; coined in the language reform1

How was the name Tarım formed?

Tarım was formed by adding the suffix -ım (“deverbal noun suffix”) to tarı- (“Karakhanid tarı-, “to cultivate””).

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

Who are some well-known people named Tarım?

  1. Seyit Tarım association football player 1966–
  2. Ömer Tarım politician 1874–1957
  3. Azat Tarım association football player
  4. Kayhan Tarım researcher
  5. Ömer Tarım researcher
  6. İsmail Tarım association football player 2004–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tarım accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tarım 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 Tarım

Q1

What does the surname Tarım mean?

Tarım is agriculture, the work of sowing and reaping and raising crops and livestock; it is the Turkish replacement for ziraat. The word was coined by the Turkish Language Association from the Karakhanid verb tarı-, “to cultivate”, with the suffix -ım. Tarım is also used as a personal name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tarım?

The root word of Tarım is tarım (Turkic): “agriculture, farming”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tarım?

Ta·rım, 2 syllables; IPA: /taˈɾɯm/.