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Yunus.

Jonah

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈjunus/Standard-Indonesian[ˈju.nʊs]Standard-Indonesian

  1. Jonah a prophet described in the scriptures of Abrahamic religions as having been swallowed by a large fish

    Judaism

  2. Jonah A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh

    Judaism

  3. Jonah the 10th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an

  4. a male given name from Arabic

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.