Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yousaf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: yousaf
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic, equivalent to English Joseph.

Etymology

Variant of Youssef. From Urdu يوسف, from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif), from Hebrew יוסף. This variant is mostly found in Pakistan.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: يوسف, يُوسِف, יוסף

Inflected Forms

Yousafs (plural)

Questions

What does yousaf mean?: A surname from Arabic, equivalent to English Joseph.
Where does yousaf come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce yousaf

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