"Yusuf" meaning in English

See Yusuf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Yusufs [plural], Yousef [alternative], Yousuf [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf). Doublet of Joseph. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ar|يُوسُف}} Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), {{der|en|hbo|יוֹסֵף|tr=yoséf}} Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf), {{dbt|en|Joseph}} Doublet of Joseph Head templates: {{en-prop|~}} Yusuf (countable and uncountable, plural Yusufs)
  1. Joseph, a prophet in Islam. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Yusuf-en-name-t2UV9mAm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Islamic prophets Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 31 13 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 6 6 12 6 6 12 6 6 11 6 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 8 4 11 9 4 11 9 4 10 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 6 3 14 7 3 14 7 3 13 7 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 5 6 13 5 6 13 5 6 12 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 13 5 5 13 5 6 13 5 6 13 5 10 Disambiguation of Islamic prophets: 73 11 17
  2. 12th chapter (sura) of the Quran. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Yusuf-en-name-yiSDNpoA
  3. A male given name from Arabic, of Muslim usage. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Yusuf-en-name-7xJYD2vU Categories (other): English given names, English male given names

Inflected forms

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    ],
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      "יוסף#Hebrew"
    ],
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