میکائیل

See also: ميكائيل, میكائیل, and مىكائىل

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيكَائِيل (mīkāʔīl), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [miː.kɑː.ˈʔiːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.kʰɑː.ʔíːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.kʰɑː.ʔíːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [miː.kʰɑː.jíːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mi.kʰɔː.jíl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [miː.kʰɒː.ʔíːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mi.kʰɔ.ʔíl]

Readings
Classical reading?	mīkā'īl
Dari reading?	mīkā'īl
Iranian reading?	mikâ'il
Tajik reading?	mikoʾil

Proper noun

Dari	میکائیل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Микоил

میکائیل • (mikâ'il)

1. (Islam) Michael (the archangel)

Urdu

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مِيكَائِيل (mīkāʔīl), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (miká'el).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /miː.kɑː.iːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Proper noun

مِیکائیل • (mīkāel) m (Hindi spelling मीकाईल)

1. (Islam) Michael (the archangel)

References

• “میکائیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “میکائیل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.