Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yusuf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: yusuf
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Joseph, a prophet in Islam.

Countable; Uncountable

name

12th chapter (sura) of the Quran.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name from Arabic, of Muslim usage.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf). Doublet of Joseph.

Word Breakdown

Root: יוֹסֵף

Usage

Inflected Forms

Yusufs (plural) Yousef (alternative) Yousuf (alternative)

Questions

What does yusuf mean?: Joseph, a prophet in Islam.
Where does yusuf come from?: Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf). Doublet of Joseph.

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