Ismail

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proper noun

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

OriginArabic إِسْمَاعِيل →
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Meanings

proper nounIsmail (countable and uncountable, plural Ismails)

plural Ismails

  1. countableuncountableIslamIshmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs and a prophet of Islam.
  2. countableuncountableA male given name from Arabic.
    1. countableuncountableA transliteration of the Macedonian or Russian male given name Исмаил (Ismail).
  3. countableuncountableA surname from Arabic.

Origin

  1. Arabicإِسْمَاعِيل
  2. EnglishIsmail

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael.

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APA

Ismail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ismail

MLA

“Ismail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ismail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ismail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ismail.

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