Ismail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs and a prophet of Islam.
  2. A transliteration of the Macedonian or Russian male given name Исмаил (Ismail).

Word forms

Ismail

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael.

Related words

Ismaili Ismailoska Ismailoski Ismailov Ismailova Ismailovska Ismailovski
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