Yusuf
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf). Doublet of Joseph.
Proper noun
Yusuf
Coordinate terms
Islamic prophetsedit
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay Yusuf, from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Hebrew יוסף (Yōsēph). Doublet of Yosef.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈjusuf/ [ˈju.sʊf]
- Rhymes: -usuf
- Syllabification: Yu‧suf
Proper noun
Yusuf
- (Abrahamism, religion) Joseph.
- The 12th chapter of the Quran.
- a male given name from Arabic
Further reading
- “Yusuf”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Hebrew יוסף (Yōsēph).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ju.sof], [ju.sop̚]
- Rhymes: -sof, -of
- Hyphenation: Yu‧suf
Proper noun
Yusuf (Jawi spelling يوسف)
- (Abrahamism, religion) Joseph.
- The 12th chapter of the Quran.
- a male given name from Arabic
Descendants
- > Indonesian: Yusuf (inherited)
Turkish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یوسف (yusuf), borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”).
Proper noun
Yusuf
- a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Joseph
Coordinate terms
Islamic prophetsedit