Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

younus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
younus
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
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 Younis and Yunus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: يُونُس, Ἰωνᾶς, יונה

Questions

What does younus mean?
A surname from Arabic.
Where does younus come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce younus

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