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Isma'ilu

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Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔìs.máː.ʔíː.lù/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɪ̀s.máː.ʔíː.lɪ̀]

Proper noun

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Ìsmā'īlù m

  1. Ishmael, Ismail (biblical character)
  2. a male given name: Ishmael, Ismail