سموأل
Arabic
Alternative forms
- سَمَوْءَل (samawʔal) — archaic
Etymology
Pre-Islamic Arabization of Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmūʾēl). Chiefly borne by Jews. The forms سَمَوْئِيل (samawʔīl), سَمَوِيل (samawīl) are typically Christian, although also encountered for ethnic Jews. Later borrowed again as شَمَوْئِيل (šamawʔīl), شَمَوِيل (šamawīl), apparently supported by the Classical Syriac form ܫܡܘܝܠ, but now most popular for referring to Israeli Hebrew men. Lastly, forms like صَمُوئِل (ṣamūʔil), صَمُوئِيل (ṣamūʔīl), صَمْوِيل (ṣamwīl) are from European languages including English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.maw.ʔal/
Proper noun
سَمَوْأَل • (samawʔal) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Samuel
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | سَمَوْأَل samawʔal |
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| nominative | — | سَمَوْأَلُ samawʔalu |
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| accusative | — | سَمَوْأَلَ samawʔala |
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| genitive | — | سَمَوْأَلَ samawʔala |
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References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1890) “Miscellen”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 4, page 338