میکائیل

میکائیل

See also: ميكائيل‎, میكائیل‎, and مىكائىل‎‎

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيكَائِيل‎ (mīkāʾīl), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל‎.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /miːkɑːˈʔiːl/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /miːkɑːˈʔiːl/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /miːkɒːˈʔiːl/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /mikɔˈʔil/

Proper noun

Dari	میکائیل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Микоил (Mikoyil)

میکائیل • (mikâ'il)

1. (Islam) Michael (the archangel)

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Urdu

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مِيكَائِيل‎ (mīkāʾīl), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל‎ (miká'el).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /miː.kɑː.iːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Proper noun

مِیکائیل • (mīkāīl) m (Hindi spelling मीकाईल)

1. (Islam) Michael (the archangel)

References

• “میکائیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “میکائیل”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.