Ismail: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyHebrew (via Arabic)
اسماعیل
إِسْمَاعِيل
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Ismail (اسماعیل, Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل) is most often explained as “name of the prophet Ismail (Ishmael)”. Sources disagree, see below. Source: none of Lane, Steingass or Platts has an entry for it.
- Meaning
- name of the prophet Ismail (Ishmael)
- معنی
- حضرت اسماعیلؑ کا نام
Meaning disputed
Name of the prophet Ismail, son of Ibrahim. The Hebrew original is usually explained as 'God hears'; it has no Arabic root sense.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- is-maa-eelAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Ismael · Ismaeel
- Themes
- Faith