يوسف

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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يُوسُف (yūsufm

  1. Joseph, a Hebrew patriarch
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:46:
      يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِي سَبْعِ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعِ سُنْبُلَاتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَاتٍ لَعَلِّي أَرْجِعُ إِلَى النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
      yūsufu ʔayyuhā ṣ-ṣiddīqu ʔaftinā fī sabʕi baqarātin simānin yaʔkuluhunna sabʕun ʕijāfun wa-sabʕi sunbulātin ḵuḍrin wa-ʔuḵara yābisātin laʕallī ʔarjiʕu ʔilā n-nāsi laʕallahum yaʕlamūna
      Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about seven fat cows eaten by seven lean, and seven green ears of grain and others dry – that I may return to the people; perhaps they will know [about you].”
  2. Joseph, husband of Mary (mother of Jesus)
  3. The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  4. a male given name, Yusuf, Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf, or Yusef, equivalent to English Joseph

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “يوسف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN