یوسف

See also: يوسف

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• Եուսուֆ (Yusuf) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf)der.

Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép)bor.

Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf)bor.

Ottoman Turkish یوسف

Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”).

Proper noun

یوسف • (Yusuf)

1. a male given name from Hebrew
2. (biblical) Joseph, the eleventh and favorite son of Jacob
3. (biblical) Joseph, the husband of Virgin Mary

Derived terms

• حسن یوسف (husn-ı Yusuf, “sweet william”)
• گل یوسف (gül Yusuf, “cockscomb”)
• یوسف افندی (Yusuf efendi, “mandarin”)
• یوسف ثانی (Yusuf-ı sani, “very handsome boy”)
• یوسفجك (yusufcuk, “dragonfly”)
• یوسفی (yusufî, “special kind of turban worn by Sultans”)

Descendants

• Turkish: Yusuf

Further reading

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “یوسف”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1364
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “یوسف”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[2], Vienna, column 5624
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “یوسف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2215

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf)der.

Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép)bor.

Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf)bor.

Persian یوسف

Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /juː.ˈsuf/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [juː.sʊ́f]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [juː.sʊ́f]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [juː.sʊ́f]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ju.súf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [juː.sof], [juː.sef]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ju.súf]

Readings
Classical reading?	yūsuf
Dari reading?	yūsuf
Iranian reading?	yusof, yusef
Tajik reading?	yusuf

Proper noun

یوسف • (yūsuf / yusof or yusef) (Tajik spelling Юсуф)

1. Joseph (eleventh and favourite son of Jacob)
2. Joseph (husband of the Virgin Mary)
3. Joseph (12th sura (chapter) of the Quran)
4. Joseph (Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.)
5. a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph

Coordinate terms

Islamic prophetsedit

• آدم (ādam / âdam)
• ادریس (idrīs / edris)
• نوح (nōh / nuh)
• هود (hūd / hud)
• صالح (sālih / sâleh)
• ابراهیم (ibrāhīm / ebrâhim)
• لوط (lūt / lut)
• اسماعیل (ismā'īl / esmâ'il)
• اسحاق (ishāq / eshâġ)
• یعقوب (ya'qūb / ya'ġub)
• یوسف (yūsuf / yusof)
• ایوب (ayyūb / ayyub)
• ذوالکفل (zū-l-kifl / zu-l-kefl)
• شعیب (šu'ayb / šo'eyb)
• موسی (mūsā / musâ)
• هارون (hārūn / hârun)
• داوود (dāwūd / dâvud)
• سلیمان (sulaymān / soleymân)
• یونس (yūnis / yunes)
• الیاس (ilyās / elyâs)
• الیسع (alyasa')
• زکریا (zakariyyā / zakariyâ)
• یحیی (yahyā / yahyâ)
• عیسی (īsā / isâ)
• محمد (muhammad / mohammad)

Derived terms

• یوسفی (yūsufī / yusofi)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf)der.

Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép)bor.

Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf)bor.

Classical Persian یُوسُف (yūsuf)bor.

Urdu یوسف

Borrowed from Classical Persian یُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /juː.sʊf/

Proper noun

يُوسُف • (yūsuf) m (Hindi spelling यूसुफ़)

1. (Islam) Yusuf, Joseph
2. a male given name from Arabic
3. Joseph (12th sura (chapter) of the Quran)

See also

Islamic prophetsedit

• آدَم (ādam)
• اِدْرِیس (idrīs)
• نُوح (nūh)
• ہُود (hūd)
• صَالِح (sālih)
• اِبْرَاہِیم (ibrāhīm)
• لُوط (lūt)
• اِسْمَاعِیل (ismā'īl)
• اِسْحَاق (ishāq)
• یَعْقُوب (ya'qūb)
• یُوسُف (yūsuf)
• اَیُّوب (ayyūb)
• ذُوالْکِفْل (zuālkifl)
• شُعَیْب (śu'ayb)
• مُوسَیٰ (mūsā)
• ہَارُون (hārūn)
• دَاؤُد (dāud)
• سُلَیْمَان (sulaymān)
• یُونُس (yūnus)
• اِلْیَاس (ilyās)
• اَلْیَسَع (alyasa')
• زَکَرِیَّا (zakariyyā)
• یَحْییٰ (yahyā)
• عِیسَیٰ ('īsā)
• مُحَمَّد (muhammad)

References

• “یوسف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “یوسف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.