No. 2,217 in Arabic
إسماعيل
The name "إسماعيل" (Isma'il) in Arabic means "God will hear" or "God has heard."
In a sentence
إسماعيل طالب مجتهد في المدرسة.
Isma'il is a diligent student at school.
In this sentence, 'إسماعيل' is a proper noun used as the subject of the sentence to refer to a specific individual.
قرأت قصة عن حياة إسماعيل.
I read a story about the life of Isma'il.
Here, 'إسماعيل' is a proper noun used as an object of a preposition, referring to a specific person's life.
أسماء كثيرة في العالم تتشابه مع اسم إسماعيل.
Many names around the world resemble the name Isma'il.
In this context, 'إسماعيل' is mentioned as a proper noun within a general discussion about names.
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