Ysmael
See also: ysmael
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin Ismael, from Koine Greek Ἰσμαήλ (Ismaḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yīšmāʿēʿl, literally “God hears”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iz.maˈel]
Proper noun
Ysmael m
- (biblical) Ishmael
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5v.
- Cataró ¬ vieró vna requa de paganos de los de ẏſmael. E vinien de galaat có ſos camellos cargados de mercaduras e ẏuá a egipto
- They looked and saw a pagan caravan, of those of Ishmael. And they were coming from Gilead with their camels loaded with goods, and they were headed to Egypt.
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5v.
Derived terms
- ysmael
Descendants
- Spanish: Ismael