إسماعيل

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See also: اسماعیل

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

إِسْمَاعِيل • (ʔismāʕīl) m

  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 when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and Ishmael, , "Our Lord, accept from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.
  2. a male given name

Declension

Declension of noun إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)
Singular basic singular diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — إِسْمَاعِيل
ʔismāʕīl 		—
Nominative — إِسْمَاعِيلُ
ʔismāʕīlu 		—
Accusative — إِسْمَاعِيلَ
ʔismāʕīla 		—
Genitive — إِسْمَاعِيلَ
ʔismāʕīla 		—

Descendants

See also

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