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Azrael en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌzɹɑːˌɛl/ (uncommon)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈæzɹi.əl/
  • /ˈæzɹeɪ.əl/ (uncommon)

Etymology

From Latin Azrahel, from Ancient Greek Ἀζαραήλ (Azaraḗl), from Biblical Hebrew עֲזַרְאֵל (ʿăzarʾēl), possibly via Aramaic (compare Classical Syriac ܥܲܙܪܵܐܹܝܠ (ʿazrāʾēl)).

Meanings

  1. The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.
    • And his voice through all the garden is a thunder sent to bring / Black Azrael and Ariel and Ammon on the wing. 1915, Gilbert K[eith] Chesterton, “[War Poems.] Lepanto.”, in Poems, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, published 1916, →OCLC, page 31:

Forms

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Synonyms

the Shinigami (personification of death) · the rider (personification of death) · the Grim Reaper (personification of death) · Azrail (angel of death) · the reaper (personification of death) · the angel of death (personification of death) · Izrail (angel of death) · psychopomp (personification of death) · the pale rider (personification of death) · Death (personification of death)

Translations (25)

it Azrael (angel of death) · ro Azrael (angel of death) · az əzrail (angel of death) · ca Azrael (angel of death) · tr Azrail (angel of death) · de Azrael (angel of death) · ja アズラーイール (angel of death) · ba Ғазраил (angel of death) · ms Izrail (angel of death) · ar عِزْرَائِيل (angel of death) · pl Azrael (angel of death) · el Αζραήλ (angel of death) · cmn 亞茲拉爾 /亚兹拉尔 (angel of death) · fr Azraël (angel of death) · pt Azrael (angel of death) · eo Azraelo (angel of death) · ar عَزْرَائِيل (angel of death) · ar مَلَك اَلْمَوْت (angel of death) · nl Azraël (angel of death) · es Azrael (angel of death) · kk Әзірейіл (angel of death) · he עזראל (angel of death) · bn আজরাইল (angel of death) · ug ئەزرائىل (angel of death) · ru Азраи́л (angel of death)