Given name & surname · Syriac · aii
ܝܘܣܦ
ܝܘܣܦ (yāwsip) is a masculine given name from Classical Syriac, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic and Classical Syriac.
Syriac and aiiWritten in Syriac script, read right to left. In English: Joseph.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
ܝܘܣܦ comes from Classical Syriac, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ܝܘܣܦ’s family of names
In Assyrian Neo-Aramaic usage, ܝܘܣܦ has a diminutive in ܣܝܦܘ. In Classical Syriac usage, ܝܘܣܦ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joseph. In Assyrian Neo-Aramaic usage, ܝܘܣܦ has a nickname in ܣܝܦܘ.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ܝܘܣܦ has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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