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يُوسُف

Yusuf

YOO-soof

“Yusuf (Joseph) — Turkish usage.”

About Yusuf

Yusuf is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "yusuf (joseph) — turkish usage" — a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Turkish usage of Yusuf, among the most popular Turkish masculine names.

Origin & roots

Origin

Turkish · Arabic

Gender

Boy

Root letters

ي و س فY-W-S-F

Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Yusuf's root letters sit at the seam.

How to say it

YOO·soof

Stressed syllable in capitals

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