Etymology

Yunus

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Today it means: Jonah, a major prophet of Islam. 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 todayYunus

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

Words from the same roots

Arabicيُونُس all →

YounisYounus

Ancient GreekἸωνᾶς all →

YounisYounus

Hebrewיונה all →

YounisYounus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.