Ismail
See also: İsmail
English
Etymology
From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael.
Proper noun
Ismail
- (Islam) Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs and a prophet of Islam.
- A transliteration of the Macedonian or Russian male given name Исмаил (Ismail).
Coordinate terms
Islamic prophetsedit
Related terms
- Ismaili
- Ismailoska
- Ismailoski
- Ismailov
- Ismailova
- Ismailovska
- Ismailovski
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اسماعیل (İsma'il), from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yišmāʿēl).
Proper noun
Ismail m (definite Ismaili)
- (Islam) Ishmael
- a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ishmael
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Ismail | Ismaili |
| accusative | Ismailin | |
| dative/ablative | Ismaili | Ismailit |
Coordinate terms
Islamic prophetsedit
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew ישמעאל (yishma'él).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [is.ma.el]
- Rhymes: -el
- Hyphenation: Is‧ma‧il
Proper noun
Ismail (Jawi spelling إسماعيل)
- (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Ishmael.
- a male given name from Arabic