יוסף

Aramaic

Proper noun

יוסף • (transliteration needed)

1. Joseph (Biblical figure)
2. Joseph (a male given name)

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ס־ף (y-s-p)

Third-person singular jussive of הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”), thus meaning “may he add”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /joˈsef/

Proper noun

יוֹסֵף • (yoséf) m

1. Joseph (Biblical figure)
2. Joseph (a male given name)

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph)
  • Greek: Ιοσήφ (Iosíf), Ιωσήφ (Iosíf)
  • → Old Armenian: Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
    • Armenian: Հովսեփ (Hovsepʻ)
  • → Gothic: 𐌹𐍉𐍃𐌴𐍆 (iōsēf)
  • → Latin: Iōsēphus (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old Church Slavonic: Іѡсифъ (Iosifŭ)
    • → Belarusian: Іо́сіф (Iósif)
    • → Bulgarian: Йо́сиф (Jósif)
    • → Romanian: Iosif
    • → Russian: Ио́сиф (Iósif), О́сип (Ósip)
    • → Serbo-Croatian: Јосиф
    • → Serbo-Croatian: Josip
    • → Slovene: Josip
    • → Ukrainian: Йо́сип (Jósyp)

Anagrams

• סופי

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Judeo-Arabic

Proper noun

יוסף • (yūsufu) m

1. Joseph (biblical character)
2. : Joseph

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Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf).

Proper noun

יוסף • (yosef, yoysef) m

1. Joseph (biblical character)
2. a male given name: Joseph