یونس
See also: يونس
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- Եունուս (Yunus) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā).
Proper noun
یونس • (Yunus)
- a male given name from Hebrew
- (biblical) Jonah, a minor prophet of the Old Testament
Derived terms
- یونس بالغی (Yunus balığı, “dolphin”)
Descendants
- Turkish: Yunus
Further reading
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “یونس”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1369
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “یونس”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[2], Vienna, column 5639
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “یونس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2221
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يُونُس (yūnus).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /juː.ˈnus/, / juː.ˈnis/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [juː.nɪ́s]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [juː.nés]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ju.nís]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | yūnús, yūnís |
| Dari reading? | yūnis |
| Iranian reading? | yunes |
| Tajik reading? | yunis |
Proper noun
یونس • (yūnis / yunes or yūnus / yunos) (Tajik spelling Юнис or Юнус)
- Jonah, Jonas (prophet)
- a male given name from Arabic
Coordinate terms
Islamic prophetsedit
- آدم (ādam / âdam)
- ادریس (idrīs / edris)
- نوح (nōh / nuh)
- هود (hūd / hud)
- صالح (sālih / sâleh)
- ابراهیم (ibrāhīm / ebrâhim)
- لوط (lūt / lut)
- اسماعیل (ismā'īl / esmâ'il)
- اسحاق (ishāq / eshâġ)
- یعقوب (ya'qūb / ya'ġub)
- یوسف (yūsuf / yusof)
- ایوب (ayyūb / ayyub)
- ذوالکفل (zū-l-kifl / zu-l-kefl)
- شعیب (šu'ayb / šo'eyb)
- موسی (mūsā / musâ)
- هارون (hārūn / hârun)
- داوود (dāwūd / dâvud)
- سلیمان (sulaymān / soleymân)
- یونس (yūnis / yunes)
- الیاس (ilyās / elyâs)
- الیسع (alyasa')
- زکریا (zakariyyā / zakariyâ)
- یحیی (yahyā / yahyâ)
- عیسی (īsā / isâ)
- محمد (muhammad / mohammad)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /juː.nʊs/
Proper noun
یونس • (yūnus) m (Hindi spelling यूनुस)
- (Islam, Roman Catholicism) Jonah, Jonas (prophet)
- (Roman Catholicism) Book of Jonah
Synonyms
- یوناہ (yūnā) (Protestantism)
See also
Islamic prophetsedit
- آدَم (ādam)
- اِدْرِیس (idrīs)
- نُوح (nūh)
- ہُود (hūd)
- صَالِح (sālih)
- اِبْرَاہِیم (ibrāhīm)
- لُوط (lūt)
- اِسْمَاعِیل (ismā'īl)
- اِسْحَاق (ishāq)
- یَعْقُوب (ya'qūb)
- یُوسُف (yūsuf)
- اَیُّوب (ayyūb)
- ذُوالْکِفْل (zuālkifl)
- شُعَیْب (śu'ayb)
- مُوسَیٰ (mūsā)
- ہَارُون (hārūn)
- دَاؤُد (dāud)
- سُلَیْمَان (sulaymān)
- یُونُس (yūnus)
- اِلْیَاس (ilyās)
- اَلْیَسَع (alyasa')
- زَکَرِیَّا (zakariyyā)
- یَحْییٰ (yahyā)
- عِیسَیٰ ('īsā)
- مُحَمَّد (muhammad)