יוסף

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Arabic

Proper noun

יוסף • (transliteration needed) m

  1. Judeo-Arabic spelling of يُوسُف (yūsuf, “Joseph (biblical character); a male given name”)‎‎

Aramaic

Proper noun

יוסף • (transliteration needed)

  1. (biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)
  2. Joseph (a male given name)

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ס־ף (y-s-p)

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

יוֹסֵף • (yoséf) m

  1. (biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)
  2. a male given name, Yosef, equivalent to English Joseph

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔsəf/, /ˈjɔɪ̯səf/

Proper noun

יוסף • (yosef, yoysef) m

  1. (biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)
  2. a male given name: Joseph
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