ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܡ ܥ (š m ˁ)
5 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ • (īšmaˁēl) m

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