Where does “Esmail” come from?
Esmail (Maguindanao) comes from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل, from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל, from Hebrew יִשְׁמַע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.
Esmail (Maguindanao): Ishmael
Definitions
- Ishmael
Ancestry of “Esmail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | إِسْمَاعِيل | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | יִשְׁמָעֵאל | God hears, God will hear |
| 3 | Hebrew | יִשְׁמַע | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 5 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |