Etymology

Yusuf

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Today it means: Joseph, a prophet in Islam. Full definition →

Arabic يُوسُف ← Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromיוֹסֵף
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromيُوسُف
  3. English todayYusuf

Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf). Doublet of Joseph.

Words from the same roots

Arabicيُوسُف all →

YousefYussuf

Biblical Hebrewיוֹסֵף all →

joseph

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.