ⵢⵓⵏⵙ (Central Atlas Tamazight)
Where does "ⵢⵓⵏⵙ" come from?
The name 'Yunus' originates from the Hebrew word 'yonah', which means 'dove'. It traveled through Ancient Greek as 'Ionas' before entering Arabic and eventually being adopted into Central Atlas Tamazight as 'yuns'. Thus, the ancient name carries with it the original symbolic meaning of the dove.
Full etymology tree
- ⵢⵓⵏⵙ (Central Atlas Tamazight), 'a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jonah'
- borrowed يُونُس (yūnus) (Arabic), 'Jonah, Jonas (prophet)'
- borrowed Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs) (Ancient Greek), 'Jonah, a given name, famously held by the Old Testament prophet to Nineveh, swallowed by a large fish. Also, the father of Jesus' disciples Peter and Andrew.'
- derived יונה (yônā) (Hebrew), 'pigeon, dove'
- derived *šawmān- (Proto-Semitic), 'dove'
- derived יונה (yônā) (Hebrew), 'pigeon, dove'
- borrowed Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs) (Ancient Greek), 'Jonah, a given name, famously held by the Old Testament prophet to Nineveh, swallowed by a large fish. Also, the father of Jesus' disciples Peter and Andrew.'
- borrowed يُونُس (yūnus) (Arabic), 'Jonah, Jonas (prophet)'
Ancestors
- Ἰωνᾶς (Ancient Greek)
- יונה (Hebrew)
Updated July 2026
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