Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yussuf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: yus-suf
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf). This surname is mostly found in Somalia.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: يُوسُف

Inflected Forms

Yussufs (plural)

Questions

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

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