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Jonah in Arabic

يُونُس yūnus

UK/ˈd͡ʒəʊnə/US/ˈd͡ʒoʊnə/

Jonah in Arabic: يُونُس (yūnus), يُونَان (yūnān). In English, Jonah means a male given name from Hebrew.

Arabic words for Jonah

tenth sūra of the Qurʾān
يُونُس yūnus
prophet
يُونُس yūnus, يُونَان yūnān
Biblical: a book of the Old Testament
يُونَان yūnān

English meaning of Jonah

  1. proper noun A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. proper noun A minor prophet who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish.
  3. proper noun A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  4. proper noun The 10th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Full definition of Jonah

Jonah in a sentence

  • So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

Jonah in other languages

Questions about Jonah in Arabic

What is the meaning of Jonah in Arabic?
Jonah in Arabic is يُونُس (yūnus), يُونَان (yūnān).
ما معنى كلمة Jonah؟
Jonah: يُونُس (yūnus), يُونَان (yūnān).
What does Jonah mean in English?
Jonah means a male given name from Hebrew.

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