Speakur

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younis

/jˈʌnɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
you-nis
IPA
/jˈʌnɪs/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younus and Yunus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: يُونُس, Ἰωνᾶς, יונה

Questions

How do you pronounce younis?
The recorded pronunciation is /jˈʌnɪs/.
What does younis mean?
A surname from Arabic.
Where does younis come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce younis

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