یوسف
See also: يوسف
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- Եուսուֆ (Yusuf) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), itself from Hebrew יוסף (Yōsēph).
Proper noun
یوسف • (Yusuf)
- a male given name from Hebrew
- (biblical) Joseph, the eleventh and favorite son of Jacob
- (biblical) Joseph, the husband of Virgin Mary
Derived terms
Descendants
- Turkish: Yusuf
Further reading
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “یوسف”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1364
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “یوسف”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[2], Vienna, column 5624
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یوسف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2215
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Biblical Hebrew יוסף (yōsép).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /juː.ˈsuf/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [juː.sʊ́f]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [juː.sof], [juː.sef]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ju.súf]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | yūsuf |
| Dari reading? | yūsuf |
| Iranian reading? | yusof, yusef |
| Tajik reading? | yusuf |
Proper noun
یوسف • (yūsuf / yusof or yusef) (Tajik spelling Юсуф)
- Joseph (eleventh and favourite son of Jacob)
- Joseph (husband of the Virgin Mary)
- Joseph (12th sura (chapter) of the Quran)
- Joseph (Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph
Derived terms
- یوسفی (yūsufī / yusofi)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian یُوسُف (yūsuf), from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /juː.sʊf/
Proper noun
يُوسُف • (yūsuf) m (Hindi spelling यूसुफ़)
- (Islam) Yusuf, Joseph
- a male given name from Arabic
- Joseph (12th sura (chapter) of the Quran)