ismaélien
French, noun/is.ma.e.ljɛ̃/
ismaélien is spelled I-S-M-A-É-L-I-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 47 million words in written French, the 216,805th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ismaélien is a French masculine noun meaning “Ismaelian; Shiite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Adepte de l'ismaélisme, branche du chiisme”.
What does ismaélien mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineIsmaelian; Shiite
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à l'ismaélisme, branche du chiisme.
noun: 1. Adepte de l'ismaélisme, branche du chiisme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ismaélien
- ismaéliens plural
- ismaélienne feminine
- ismaéliennes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ismaélien?
- /is.ma.e.ljɛ̃/
- \is.ma.e.ljɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ismaélien in French?
ismaélien appears about once in every 47 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).