إسماعيل

See also: اسماعیل

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • إِسْمٰعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)

Etymology

From Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él, yišmāʿēl), from יִשְׁמַע אֵל (yishmá' 'él, yišmaʿ ʾēl, God heard). Corresponding to يَسْمَعُ (yasmaʕu, he hears) +‎ إلّ (ʔill, God).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔis.maː.ʕiːl/
    • (Morocco) IPA(key): /ʔis.maː.ʕiːl/, /smaː.ʕiːl/, /smaː.ʕiːn/

Proper noun

إِسْمَاعِيل • (ʔismāʕīlm

  1. (Islam, Judaism, Christianity) Ishmael, Ismail
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:127:
      وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرٰهِيمُ ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمٰعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
      wa-ʔiḏ yarfaʕu ʔibrāhīmu l-qawāʕida mina l-bayti wa-ʔismāʕīlu rabbanā taqabbal minnā ʔinnaka ʔanta s-samīʕu l-ʕalīmu
      And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], "Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.
  2. a male given name, Ismail

Declension

Declension of noun إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)
singular basic singular diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal إِسْمَاعِيل
ʔismāʕīl
nominative إِسْمَاعِيلُ
ʔismāʕīlu
accusative إِسْمَاعِيلَ
ʔismāʕīla
genitive إِسْمَاعِيلَ
ʔismāʕīla

Descendants

See also

Islamic prophetsedit

Malay

Proper noun

إسماعيل

  1. Jawi spelling of Ismail.‎