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إسماعيل

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See also: اسماعیل

Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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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

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Descendants

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See also

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Malay

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Proper noun

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إسماعيل

  1. Jawi spelling of Ismail‎.