ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܫ ܡ ܥ‎ (š m ʿ)
4 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [iʃ.maˈʕelː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [iʃ.maˈʔelː], [iʃ.maˈjelː]

Proper noun

ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ • (īšmaʿēl) 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
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