Arabic

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Proper noun

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יוסף (transliteration neededm

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

Aramaic

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Proper noun

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יוסף (transliteration needed)

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

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
י־ס־ף (y-s-p)
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Third-person singular jussive of הוֹסִיף (hosíf, to add), thus meaning “may he add”.

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Proper noun

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יוֹסֵף (yoséfm

  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

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Etymology

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From Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔsəf/, /ˈjɔɪ̯səf/

Proper noun

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יוסף (yosef, yoysefm

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