Persian

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Etymology

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

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Readings
Classical reading? mīkā'īl
Dari reading? mīkā'īl
Iranian reading? mikâ'il
Tajik reading? mikoʾil

Proper noun

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Dari میکائیل
Iranian Persian
Tajik Микоил

میکائیل (mikâ'il)

  1. (Islam) Michael (the archangel)

Urdu

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Etymology

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

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Proper noun

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مِیکائیل (mīkāelm (Hindi spelling मीकाईल)

  1. (Islam) Michael (the archangel)

References

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  • میکائیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • میکائیل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.