Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ismail

/ˈɪsmeɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
is-mail
IPA
/ˈɪsmeɪl/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs and a prophet of Islam.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name from Arabic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name from Arabic.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: إِسْمَاعِيل

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ismails (plural)

Derived Forms

Ismailism Ismailist Ismailite

Frequently Paired Words

Ismaili Ismailoska Ismailoski Ismailov Ismailova Ismailovska Ismailovski

Rhymes With

ismael

Questions

How do you pronounce ismail?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪsmeɪl/.
What does ismail mean?
Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs and a prophet of Islam.
Where does ismail come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce ismail

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