Etymology

Younus

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Today it means: A surname from Arabic. Full definition →

Arabic يُونُس ← Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς ← Hebrew יונה
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromיונה
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸωνᾶς
  3. Arabic · borrowed fromيُونُس
  4. English todayYounus

From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younis and Yunus.

Words from the same roots

Arabicيُونُس all →

YounisYunus

Ancient GreekἸωνᾶς all →

YounisYunus

Hebrewיונה all →

YounisYunus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.