یوسفزی

Pashto

Alternative forms

  • ايسپزی (īsəpzay)

Etymology

From یوسف (yūsuf, “Joseph”) +‎ ـزی (-zay, “born of”).

Alternatively derived from Sanskrit अश्वक (aśvaka, “horseman”), whence also افغان (afğān). Compare Ancient Greek Ἀσσακηνοί (Assakēnoí), Ἀσπασιοί (Aspasioí).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ju.sʊf.zai/

Proper noun

یوسفزی • (yūsufzay)

  1. a surname, Yusufzai or Yousafzai
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