name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɪʃ.meɪ.əl/
/ˈɪʃ.meɪl/
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CMU ARPABET:IH1 SH M IY0 L
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name
Meaning 1
The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A male given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An outcast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outcast, castaway, pariah
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unfortunate, unfortunate person
Narrower terms: heretic, misbeliever, religious outcast, leper, untouchable, Harijan
5
noun
Meaning 5
(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: patriarch
History
Etymology
From Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él (yišmāʿēl), “God hears, God will hear”). Doublet of Ismail.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
إِسْمَاعِيل
(ʔismāʕīl)
— eldest son of Abraham
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ
(īšmaˁēl)
— eldest son of Abraham
Bengali:
ইসমাঈল
(ismail)
— eldest son of Abraham
Catalan:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
Chinese Mandarin:
以實瑪利 /以实玛利
(Yǐshímǎlì)
— eldest son of Abraham
Chinese Mandarin:
依市瑪耳 /依市玛耳
(Yīshìmǎ'ěr)
— eldest son of Abraham
Maore Comorian:
Ismaila
— eldest son of Abraham
Dutch:
Ismaël
— eldest son of Abraham
Ewe:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
Finnish:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
French:
Ismaël
— eldest son of Abraham
German:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
Greek:
Ισμαήλ
(Ismaḯl)
— eldest son of Abraham
Ancient Greek:
Ἰσμαήλ
(Ismaḗl)
— eldest son of Abraham
Hausa:
Isma'ilu
— eldest son of Abraham
Hebrew:
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
(yishma'él)
— eldest son of Abraham
Hindi:
इश्माएल
(iśmāel)
— eldest son of Abraham
Hindi:
इस्माइल
(ismāil)
— eldest son of Abraham
Hungarian:
Izmael
— eldest son of Abraham
Irish:
Ísmeáéil
— eldest son of Abraham
Italian:
Ismaele
— eldest son of Abraham
Japanese:
イシュマエル
(Ishumaeru)
— eldest son of Abraham
Kazakh:
Ысмайыл
(Ysmaiyl)
— eldest son of Abraham
Korean:
이스마엘
(Iseuma'el)
— eldest son of Abraham
Northern Kurdish:
Simayil
— eldest son of Abraham
Latin:
Ismahel
— eldest son of Abraham
Latin:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
Macedonian:
Исмаил
(Ismail)
— eldest son of Abraham
Malay:
Ismail
— eldest son of Abraham
Malay:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
Marathi:
इसमाईल
(ismāīl)
— eldest son of Abraham
Persian:
اسماعیل
(esmâ'il)
— eldest son of Abraham
Polish:
Izmael
— eldest son of Abraham
Portuguese:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
Rohingya:
Ismail
— eldest son of Abraham
Russian:
Измаи́л
(Izmaíl)
— eldest son of Abraham
Russian:
Исмаи́л
(Ismaíl)
— eldest son of Abraham
Scottish Gaelic:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
Somali:
Ismaaciil
— eldest son of Abraham
Spanish:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
Swedish:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
Tagalog:
Ismael
— eldest son of Abraham
Tajik:
Исмоил
(Ismoyil)
— eldest son of Abraham
Tamil:
இஸ்மாயீல்
(ismāyīl)
— eldest son of Abraham
Tamil:
இஸ்மவேல்
(ismavēl)
— eldest son of Abraham
Turkish:
İsmail
— eldest son of Abraham
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ
(īšmaˁēl)
— male given name
Bengali:
ইসমাঈল
(ismail)
— male given name
Chinese Mandarin:
伊什梅爾 /伊什梅尔
(Yīshíméi'ěr)
— male given name
Chinese Mandarin:
伊斯梅爾 /伊斯梅尔
(Yīsīméi'ěr)
— male given name