Given name · Russian · Tajik
Юсуф
“to add”
Юсуф (Yusuf) is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Tajik.
Russian and TajikWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Joseph.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Юсуф goes back to Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf), meaning “to add.”
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Where it comes from
Юсуф comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Arabic يُوسُف, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”), from Biblical Hebrew י־ס־ף.
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Юсуф’s family of names
In Tajik usage, Юсуф has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joseph. In Russian usage, Юсуф has a conventional equivalent in the French form YOUSSOUF. Юсуф has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Иосиф.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Юсуф has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
Arabicwhere Юсуф comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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