Yunus

See also: yunus

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Yunus

  1. Jonah
    1. (Islam, Christianity, Judaism) a prophet described in the scriptures of Abrahamic religions as having been swallowed by a large fish
    2. (Christianity, Judaism, biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh
    3. (Islam) the 10th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
  2. a male given name from Arabic

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Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یونس (yūnus),[1] from Arabic يُونُس (yūnus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juˈnus/, (regional) IPA(key): /juːnus/

Proper noun

Yunus

  1. a male given name from Arabic
  2. (Islam, Christianity, Judaism) Jonah (prophet)

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “يونس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2221