English
Ismail
Ismail comes from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل, and goes back to Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל.
- Hebrew1880s–presentיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishma'él, yišmāʿēl
- Arabicc. 500–presentإِسْمَاعِيلʔismāʕīl
- EnglishtodayIsmail
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishma'él, yišmāʿēl
- Arabicc. 500–presentإِسْمَاعِيلʔismāʕīl
- EnglishtodayIsmail
Every English word from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Today it means
name Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs and a prophet of Islam.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל / Ismail