Isma'ilu

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔìs.máː.ʔíː.lù/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ̀s.máː.ʔíː.lɪ̀]

Proper noun

Ìsmā'īlù m

1. Ishmael, Ismail (biblical character)
2. a male given name: Ishmael, Ismail