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اسماعیل

“heard by God”

Language contexts for this entry: Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Urdu

masculineArabic script

[ʔes.mɒː.ʔíːl̥] · Persian (Iran, formal)

Origin: Hebrew
3 language contexts: Persian Ottoman Turkish Urdu
Follow the evidence: 3 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About اسماعیل

اسماعیل is a masculine given name documented in Persian, Ottoman Turkish and Urdu. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of ʔismāʕīl, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “heard by God”.

Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “heard by God”

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él, yišmāʿēl).

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Wiktionary: اسماعیلCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (en): Ismail (name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

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Masculine usage · Wikidata Q60794894
Masculine usage in Persian · Wiktionary: اسماعیل
Masculine usage in Ottoman Turkish · Wiktionary: اسماعیل
Masculine usage in Urdu · Wiktionary: اسماعیل

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Spelling and script

Written form “اسماعیل” in the Arabic script. Wikidata item Q60794894.

Transliterations (search aids): esmâ'il, ismā'īl, ismā‘īl, ismâʿîl.

All pronunciation details (7)

[ʔes.mɒː.ʔíːl̥] — Persian (Iran, formal)
[ʔis.mɔ.ʔíl] — Persian (Tajik, formal)
[ʔis.mɔː.jíl̥] — Persian (Hazaragi)
[ʔɪs.mɑː.jíːl] — Persian (Kabuli)
[ʔɪs.mɑː.ʔíːl] — Persian (Dari, formal)
/ʔis.maː.ˈʔiːl/ — Persian (Classical Persian)
/ɪs.mɑː.iːl/ — Urdu (Standard, Urdu)

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Persian.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

History

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Esmaeil Khatib
1961–2026
Iranian cleric
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wikidata Q60794894CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: اسماعیلCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (en): Ismail (name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About اسماعیل

Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “heard by God”

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él, yišmāʿēl).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Arabic
Hebrew

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (2)

Wiktionary: اسماعیلCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (en): Ismail (name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (4)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q60794894
Masculine usage in Persian · Wiktionary: اسماعیل
Masculine usage in Ottoman Turkish · Wiktionary: اسماعیل
Masculine usage in Urdu · Wiktionary: اسماعیل

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Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “اسماعیل” in the Arabic script. Wikidata item Q60794894.

Transliterations (search aids): esmâ'il, ismā'īl, ismā‘īl, ismâʿîl.

All pronunciation details (7)

[ʔes.mɒː.ʔíːl̥] — Persian (Iran, formal)
[ʔis.mɔ.ʔíl] — Persian (Tajik, formal)
[ʔis.mɔː.jíl̥] — Persian (Hazaragi)
[ʔɪs.mɑː.jíːl] — Persian (Kabuli)
[ʔɪs.mɑː.ʔíːl] — Persian (Dari, formal)
/ʔis.maː.ˈʔiːl/ — Persian (Classical Persian)
/ɪs.mɑː.iːl/ — Urdu (Standard, Urdu)

Where اسماعیل is used

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Language records

Documented as a given name in Persian.

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wikidata Q60794894CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: اسماعیلCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia (en): Ismail (name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

اسماعیل

About اسماعیل

Hebrew origin

Where اسماعیل is used

Across borders

Iran

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Esmaeil Khatib

Ismail

Ishmael

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

اسماعیل

About اسماعیل

Hebrew origin

Where اسماعیل is used

Across borders

Iran

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Esmaeil Khatib

Ismail

Ishmael

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About اسماعیل

Hebrew origin

Where اسماعیل is used

Across borders

Iran

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Esmaeil Khatib

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Ismail

Ishmael

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About اسماعیل

Hebrew origin

Where اسماعیل is used

Across borders

Iran

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Esmaeil Khatib

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Ismail

Ishmael

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page