ISIL

See also: Işıl, ışıl, isil, and ísil

English

Alternative forms

• Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant

Etymology

An acronym of one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant”). Compare ISIS, which translates الشَّام (aš-šām) as “Syria” rather than “the Levant”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪsəl/

Proper noun

ISIL

1. Synonym of ISIS.

Derived terms

• ISIL-K

Translations

ISIS — see ISIS

References

• Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Lisi, ILSI