יוסף

Arabic

Proper noun

יוסף • (transliteration neededm

  1. Judeo-Arabic spelling of يُوسُف (yūsuf, Joseph (biblical character); a male given name)‎‎

Aramaic

Proper noun

יוסף • (transliteration needed)

  1. (biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)
  2. Joseph (a male given name)

Hebrew

Etymology

    Root
    י־ס־ף (y-s-p)
    7 terms

    Third-person singular jussive of הוֹסִיף (hosíf, to add), thus meaning “may he add”.

    Pronunciation

    • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /joˈsef/
    • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /joːˈsip/
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    Proper noun

    יוֹסֵף • (yoséfm

    1. (biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)
    2. a male given name, Yosef, equivalent to English Joseph

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    Yiddish

    Etymology

    From Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈjɔsəf/, /ˈjɔɪ̯səf/

    Proper noun

    יוסף • (yosef, yoysefm

    1. (biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)
    2. a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph