Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isil

/ˈaɪsəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
isil
IPA
/ˈaɪsəl/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of ISIS.

Etymology

An acronym of one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant”). Compare ISIS, which translates الشَّام (aš-šām) as “Syria” rather than “the Levant”.

Inflected Forms

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (alternative) Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (alternative)

Phrases

ISIL-K

Synonyms

ISIS

Homonyms

eisele

Questions

How do you pronounce isil?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪsəl/.
What does isil mean?
Synonym of ISIS.
Where does isil come from?
An acronym of one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant”). Compare ISIS, which translates الشَّام (aš-šām) as “Syria” rather than “the Levant”.

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