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Hebrew
Etymology
From יִשְׁמַע (yishmá', yišmaʿ) + אֵל ('él, ʾēl), literally "God will listen".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
יִשְׁמָעֵאל • (yishma'él) m
- Ishmael
- (Medieval Hebrew) the Muslim world, the Muslims
1140, Yehuda HaLevi, “1:6”, in Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon, transl., Sefer Kuzari:אַחַר כָּךְ אָמַר הַכּוּזָרִי בְלִבּוֹ, אֶשְׁאַל אֱדוֹם וְיִשְׁמָעִאל, כִּי אֶחָד מִשְּׁנֵי הַמַּעֲשִׂים הוּא הַנִּרְצֶה מֵאֵין סָפֵק.- After this the Khazar said to himself, I will ask the Christians and the Muslims, for one of these two is undoubtedly God's will.
- (literally, “After this the Khazar said in his heart, I will ask Edom and Ishmael, for one of these two actions must be that which is wanted, without a doubt.”)