اسماعیل

See also: إسماعيل

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él, yišmāʿēl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔis.maː.ˈʔiːl/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.mɑː.ʔíːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.mɑː.ʔíːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.mɑː.jíːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.mɔː.jíl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.mɒː.ʔíːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.mɔ.ʔíl]

• Rhymes: -iːl

Readings
Classical reading?	ismā'īl
Dari reading?	ismā'īl
Iranian reading?	esmâ'il
Tajik reading?	ismo'il

Proper noun

اسماعیل • (ismā'īl / esmâ'il) (Tajik spelling Исмоил or Исмоил)

1. (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Ishmael (eldest son of Abraham)
2. a male given name, Esmail, Ismail, Ismaeel, or Esmaeil, equivalent to English Ishmael

Coordinate terms

Islamic prophetsedit

• آدم (ādam / âdam)
• ادریس (idrīs / edris)
• نوح (nōh / nuh)
• هود (hūd / hud)
• صالح (sālih / sâleh)
• ابراهیم (ibrāhīm / ebrâhim)
• لوط (lūt / lut)
• اسماعیل (ismā'īl / esmâ'il)
• اسحاق (ishāq / eshâġ)
• یعقوب (ya'qūb / ya'ġub)
• یوسف (yūsuf / yusof)
• ایوب (ayyūb / eyyub)
• ذوالکفل (zū-l-kifl / zu-l-kefl)
• شعیب (šu'ayb / šo'eyb)
• موسی (mūsā / musâ)
• هارون (hārūn / hârun)
• داوود (dāwūd / dâvud)
• سلیمان (sulaymān / soleymân)
• یونس (yūnis / yunes)
• الیاس (ilyās / elyâs)
• الیسع (alyasa')
• زکریا (zakariyyā / zakariyâ)
• یحیی (yahyā / yahyâ)
• عیسی (īsā / isâ)
• محمد (muhammad / mohammad)

Descendants

• > Tajik: Исмоъил (Ismo'il), Исмоил (Ismoyil) (inherited)
• → Gujarati: ઇસ્માઇલ (ismāila)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: इस्माइल (ismāil), इस्माईल (ismāīl)

  Urdu: اِسْمَاعِیل (ismā'īl)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਇਸਮਾਈਲ (isamāīla), ਇਸਮਾਇਲ (isamāila)

  Shahmukhi script: اِسْمَاعِیل (īsmaā‘īl)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسْمَاعِیل (ismā'īl), from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él, yišmāʿēl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪs.mɑː.iːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl
• Hyphenation: اِس‧ما‧عِیل

Proper noun

اِسْمَاعِیل • (ismā‘īl) m (Hindi spelling इस्माइल)

1. (Islam) Ismail, Ishmael
2. a male given name from Arabic

See also

Islamic prophetsedit

• آدَم (ādam)
• اِدْرِیس (idrīs)
• نُوح (nūh)
• ہُود (hūd)
• صالِح (sālih)
• اِبْراہِیم (ibrāhīm)
• لُوط (lūt)
• اِسْماعِیل (ismā'īl)
• اِسْحاق (ishāq)
• یَعْقُوب (ya'qūb)
• یُوسُف (yūsuf)
• اَیُّوب (ayyūb)
• ذُو الْکِفْل (zul-kifl)
• شُعَیب (śu'aib)
• مُوسیٰ (mūsā)
• ہارُون (hārūn)
• داؤُد (dāud)
• سُلَیمان (sulaimān)
• یُونُس (yūnus)
• اِلْیاس (ilyās)
• اَلْیَسَع (alyasa')
• زَکَرِیّا (zakarīyā)
• یَحْییٰ (yahyā)
• عِیسیٰ ('īsā)
• مُحَمَّد (muhammad)

References

• “اسماعیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “اسماعیل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.