Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ʔìs.máː.ʔíː.lù/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɪ̀s.máː.ʔíː.lɪ̀]
Proper noun[edit]
Ìsmā'īlù m
- Ishmael, Ismail (biblical character)
- a male given name: Ishmael, Ismail