English
Ismaili
Ismaili comes from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيلِيّ ‘of a dynasty whose eponym is an Ismail, Ismailid’, and goes back to Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל.
- Hebrew1880s–presentיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishma'él, yišmāʿēl
- Arabicc. 500–presentإِسْمَاعِيلʔismāʕīl‘Ismail’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentإِسْمَاعِيلِيّʔismāʕīliyy‘of a dynasty whose eponym is an Ismail, Ismailid’
- EnglishtodayIsmaili
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hebrew1880s–presentיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishma'él, yišmāʿēl
- Arabicc. 500–presentإِسْمَاعِيلʔismāʕīl‘Ismail’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentإِسْمَاعِيلِيّʔismāʕīliyy‘of a dynasty whose eponym is an Ismail, Ismailid’
- EnglishtodayIsmaili
Every English word from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Today it means
name A branch of Shi'ism, which follows a living Imam descended from Muhammad.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל / Ismaili