Ismat
Ismat (Arabic: عصمت [1] or عصمة [2]) is a male and female given name meaning purity, chastity or modesty and in classical Arabic infallibility, immaculate, impeccability, faultlessness. Transliteration variants include Esmat and Asmat. Notable beares of the name include
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)1, 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
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 Alkhani (born 1994), Plastic surgeon, Medical TV Host
Surname
- Riad Ismat (born 1947), Syrian dramatist and playwright
See also
- Ismet, Turkish spelling of the same name
- Ismat ad-Din
- 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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