Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

izmail

/izməˈjiːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Iz-ma-il
IPA
/izməˈjiːl/
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the administrative centre of Izmail urban hromada and Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1589.

name

A city, the administrative centre of Izmail urban hromada and Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1589.

name

A city, the administrative centre of Izmail urban hromada and Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1589.

name

A city, the administrative centre of Izmail urban hromada and Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1589.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Ізмаї́л (Izmajíl). The city was named after Ottoman Turkish اسماعیلیه (İsmailiye), referring to the Ottoman vizier Ayaşlı Ismail Pasha. Ultimately from Arabic الإسماعيلية (al-ʔismāʕīliyya).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: اسماعیلیه, الإسماعيلية

Synonyms

Tuchkov Akkerman Oblast Suvorove Raion

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce izmail?
The recorded pronunciation is /izməˈjiːl/.
What does izmail mean?
A city, the administrative centre of Izmail urban hromada and Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1589.
Where does izmail come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce izmail

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