Ismat
Ismat (Arabic: عصمت[1] or عصمة[2]) is a mainly female given name meaning purity, chastity or modesty and in classical Arabic infallibility, immaculate, impeccability, faultlessness. Transliteration variants include Esmat and Asmat.
Famous Female given name
- Aisha 'Esmat al-Taymuriyya or Aisha Taymur (1840–1902), Egyptian social activist, poet, novelist, and feminist
- Esmat Dowlatshahi (1904–1995), Iranian aristocrat and the fourth and last spouse of Reza Shah
- Ismat Chughtai (1915–1991), Indian Urdu writer
- Ismat Jahan (born 1960), Bangladeshi diplomat
- Esmat Mansour (born 1986), Egyptian weightlifter
- Ismat Zaidi, Pakistani actress
- Ismat Ara Nishi, Bangladeshi Kabaddi player
Famous Male given name
- Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid (1924–2013), Egyptian diplomat
- Ismat T. Kittani (1929–2001), Iraqi politician
- Ismat Gayibov (1942–1991), Public Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan
- Ismat Abasov (born 1954), Azerbaijani politician
- Esmat Shanwary (born 1993), Afghan-Dutch footballer
- Ismat Abdel-Rahman, Sudanese Army officer
- Ismat Beg, (born 1951), Pakistani mathematician
Surname
- Riad Ismat (born 1947), Syrian dramatist and playwright
See also
- Ismet, Turkish spelling of the same name
- Ismat ad-Din (disambiguation)
- Ismatullah
References
- S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
- Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
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