Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Zararsız

Zararsız /zaɾaɾˈsɯz/ ASCII Zararsiz

“harmless”2

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

How do you pronounce Zararsız?

Zararsız

IPA /zaɾaɾˈsɯz/

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

What does the surname Zararsız mean?

Zararsız means ‘harmless, inoffensive’, someone who does no harm to anyone; colloquially it also means ‘quite all right’. It is formed from zarar ‘harm’, an Arabic loan, with the Turkish suffix -sız ‘without’.1,2

Grammar zarar + -sız.

Zararsız is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Zararsız made of?

Zararsız breaks into 2 parts: zarar (harm) + -sız (privative suffix).

Zararsız ++ root zarar harm TURKIC zararsız “harmless” suffix -sız privative suffix ARABIC zarar “harm, damage” Zararsız zarar root harm zararsız TURKIC “harmless” -sız suffix privative suffix zarar ARABIC “harm, damage”
Zararsız: parts and root words
  • zararsız Turkic — harmless2
  • zarar Arabic — harm, damage1

How was the name Zararsız formed?

Zararsız belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (zarar + -sız).

Who are some well-known people named Zararsız?

  1. Mehmet Emin Zararsız bureaucrat 1961–
  2. İlarya Zararsız volleyball player 1998–
  3. Gökmen Zararsız researcher
  4. Gözde Ertürk Zararsız researcher

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

How is Zararsız written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Zararsiz in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: zararsız accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: zararsız 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Zararsız

Q1

What does the surname Zararsız mean?

Zararsız means ‘harmless, inoffensive’, someone who does no harm to anyone; colloquially it also means ‘quite all right’. It is formed from zarar ‘harm’, an Arabic loan, with the Turkish suffix -sız ‘without’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Zararsız?

The root word of Zararsız is zararsız (Arabic): “harmless”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Zararsız?

Za·rar·sız, 3 syllables; IPA: /zaɾaɾˈsɯz/.