یوسف

See also: يوسف‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic يُوسُف‎ (yūsuf), from Hebrew יוסף‎ (yoséf).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /juːˈsuf/, /juːˈsif/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /juːˈsʊf/, /juːˈsɪf/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /juːˈsof/, /juːˈsef/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /juˈsuf/, /juˈsif/

Proper noun

یوسف or یوسف • (yusof or yusef)

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

Derived terms

یوسفی‎ (yusefi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (yūsuf), from Arabic يُوسُف‎ (yūsuf).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /juː.sʊf/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /juː.sʊf/

Proper noun

يُوسُف • (yūsuf) m (Hindi spelling यूसुफ़)

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

References

“یوسف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“یوسف”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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