ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܫ ܡ ܥ (š m ˁ)
5 terms

Etymology

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From Biblical Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yišmāʿēl, God hears, God will hear).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [iʃ.maˈʕelː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [iʃ.maˈʔelː], [iʃ.maˈjelː]

Proper noun

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ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ (īšmaˁēlm

  1. (Islam, Judaism, Christianity) Ishmael, Ismail (eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites)
    • Genesis 16:15:
      ܘܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗܵܓ݂ܵܪ ܩܵܐ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܡ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ، ܘܩܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܡ ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܪܘܿܢܘܼܗܝ ܕܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗܵܓ݂ܵܪ، ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ.
      And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called his son's name which Hagar bore, Ishmael.
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ishmael or Ismail
  3. a surname transferred from the given name