يونس

See also: یونس

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā). Doublet of يُونَان (yūnān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juː.nus/
• IPA^(key): /juː.nis/ (colloquial)

Proper noun

يُونُس • (yūnus) m

1. Jonah, Jonas (prophet)

   Synonym: يُونَان (yūnān)

2. The 10th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
3. a male given name

Declension

Declension of noun يُونُس (yūnus)

singular	basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	يُونُس yūnus	—
nominative	—	يُونُسُ yūnusu	—
accusative	—	يُونُسَ yūnusa	—
genitive	—	يُونُسَ yūnusa	—

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Yunis
• → Bengali: ইউনুস (iunus), ইউনূস (iunus)
• → Classical Persian: یونس (yūnus, yūnis)
• → English: Yunus, Yunis, Younus, Younis
• → French: Younès, Younes, Youness
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: यूनुस (yūnus), युनुस (yunus), युनूस (yunūs), यूनिस (yūnis)

  Urdu: یونس (yūnus)

• → Indonesian: Yunus, Junus (1947–1972)
• → Odia: ୟୁନୁସ (yunusa)
• → Ottoman Turkish: یونس (Yûnus), Եունուս (Yunus) — Armeno-Turkish
  • Turkish: Yunus

See also

Islamic prophetsedit

• آدَم (ʔādam)
• إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs)
• نُوح (nūḥ)
• هُود (hūd)
• صَالِح (ṣāliḥ)
• إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)
• لُوط (lūṭ)
• إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)
• إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq)
• يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb)
• يُوسُف (yūsuf)
• أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb)
• ذُو الْكِفْل (ḏū l-kifl)
• شُعَيْب (šuʕayb)
• مُوسَى (mūsā)
• هَارُون (hārūn)
• دَاوُد (dāwud)
• سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān)
• يُونُس (yūnus)
• إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās)
• الْيَسَع (al-yasaʕ)
• زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā)
• يَحْيَى (yaḥyā)
• عِيسَى (ʕīsā)
• مُحَمَّد (muḥammad)