یوسف

See also: يوسف

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, to add).

    Proper noun

    یوسف • (Yusuf)

    1. a male given name from Hebrew
    2. (biblical) Joseph, the eleventh and favorite son of Jacob
    3. (biblical) Joseph, the husband of Virgin Mary

    Derived terms

    • حسن یوسف (husn-ı Yusuf, sweet william)
    • گل یوسف (gül Yusuf, cockscomb)
    • یوسف افندی (Yusuf efendi, mandarin)
    • یوسف ثانی (Yusuf-ı sani, very handsome boy)
    • یوسفجك (yusufcuk, dragonfly)
    • یوسفی (yusufî, special kind of turban worn by Sultans)

    Descendants

    • Turkish: Yusuf

    Further reading

    Persian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, to add).

      Pronunciation

       

      Readings
      Classical reading? yūsuf
      Dari reading? yūsuf
      Iranian reading? yusof, yusef
      Tajik reading? yusuf

      Proper noun

      یوسف • (yūsuf / yusof or yusef) (Tajik spelling Юсуф)

      1. Joseph (eleventh and favourite son of Jacob)
      2. Joseph (husband of the Virgin Mary)
      3. Joseph (12th sura (chapter) of the Quran)
      4. Joseph (Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.)
      5. a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph

      Coordinate terms

      Islamic prophetsedit

      Derived terms

      Urdu

      Etymology

        Borrowed from Classical Persian یُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, to add).

        Pronunciation

        Proper noun

        يُوسُف • (yūsufm (Hindi spelling यूसुफ़)

        1. (Islam) Yusuf, Joseph
        2. a male given name from Arabic
        3. Joseph (12th sura (chapter) of the Quran)

        See also

        Islamic prophetsedit

        References

        • یوسف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
        • یوسف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.