Arabic vocabulary

يُونُسِYunus in Arabic

يُونُسِ is how you say “Yunus” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

كَانَ الْوَزِيرُ ابْنُ يُوْنُسِ الْحَنَبَلِيُّ قَدْ عَقَدَ مَجْلِسًا لِلرُّكْنِ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ الْجِيلِيِّ،
The minister Ibn Yunus al-Hanbali had convened a session for al-Rukn Abd al-Salam ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Jili,
يُوْنُسِ — Yunus. A proper name completing the 'son of …' pair as its owner, in the genitive as the second member and lending definiteness back to 'son'. Together they form the patronymic byname.
From: An Exiled Scholar's Trials →
سَعَى فِي الْقَبْضِ عَلَى ابْنِ يُونُسِ،
He sought to arrest Ibn Yunus.
يُونُسِ — Yunus. A proper name completing the 'son of …' pair as its owner, in the genitive as the second member and lending definiteness back to 'son'. Together they name the man targeted.
From: An Exiled Scholar's Trials →

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