Izmail

The story

1. Arabic · derived fromالإسماعيلية
2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromاسماعیلیه
3. Ukrainian · borrowed fromІзмаї́л
4. English todayIzmail

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).

First known use, by meaning

• 1812–1856 A former oblast of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in August 1940, annexed to Odesa Oblast in February 1954.
• 1812–1856 A former miskrada of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, superseded by Izmail urban hromada in June 2020; administrative centre and sole constituent settlement: Izmail.
• 1812–1856 A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, established in November 1940, considerably enlarged in July 2020.
• 1812–1856 An urban hromada of Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020; administrative centre and sole constituent settlement: Izmail.