يوسف

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يوسف

/juː.suf/
/juː.sif/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun يُوسُف · yūsuf · - · يُوسِف

Joseph, a Hebrew patriarch يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِي سَبْعِ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعِ سُنْبُلَاتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَاتٍ لَعَلِّي أَرْجِعُ إِلَى النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
Joseph, husband of Mary (mother of Jesus)
The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
a male given name, Yusuf, Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf, and Yusef, equivalent to English Joseph

In English

Joseph favorite son of Jacob

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {يوسف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}