سموأل
Arabic
Alternative forms
- سَمَوْءَل (samawʾal) – archaic
Etymology
Pre-Islamic Arabization of Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmūʾēl). Chiefly borne by Jews. The forms سَمَوْئِيل (samawʾīl), سَمَوِيل (samawīl) are typically Christian, although also encountered for ethnic Jews. Later borrowed again as شَمَوْئِيل (šamawʾīl), شَمَوِيل (šamawīl), apparently supported by the Classical Syriac form ܫܡܘܝܠ, but now most popular for referring to Modern Israeli Hebrew men. Lastly, forms like صَمُوئِل (ṣamūʾil), صَمُوئِيل (ṣamūʾīl), صَمْوِيل (ṣamwīl) are from European languages including English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.maw.ʔal/
Proper noun
سَمَوْأَل • (samawʾal) m
- A male given name, equivalent to English Samuel
Declension
Declension of noun سَمَوْأَل (samawʾal)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | سَمَوْأَل samawʾal | — |
| Nominative | — | سَمَوْأَلُ samawʾalu | — |
| Accusative | — | سَمَوْأَلَ samawʾala | — |
| Genitive | — | سَمَوْأَلَ samawʾala | — |
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1890) , “Miscellen”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 4, page 338