Mikail: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyHebrew (via Arabic)
میکائیل
مِيكَائِيل
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Mikail (میکائیل, Arabic مِيكَائِيل) is most often explained as “name of the angel Mikail”. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, میکائیل.
- Meaning
- name of the angel Mikail
- معنی
- فرشتے حضرت میکائیل کا نام
Meaning disputed
Name of the archangel Mikail (Michael); the Quran has the form Mīkāl (2:98). Hebrew in origin and usually explained as 'who is like God?'; there is no Arabic root.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- mee-kaa-eelAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Mikaeel · Mikael · Mekail