Ismah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ismah

What is the meaning of the name Ismah ?

The baby name Ismah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IS-mah (IPA: /ˈɪs.mɑː/; Arabic: /ɪs.ma/).

Ismah is Arabic in Origin.

Ismah is an Arabic name from ʿiṣmah (عِصْمَة), a noun built on the root ʿ‑ṣ‑m meaning “to protect, preserve, restrain.” It carries senses of protection, moral integrity, chastity, and - within Islamic theology - the infallibility attributed to prophets. Because the source word ends with the feminine ta marbūṭa, Ismah is often feminine in Arabic, though the wider naming tradition treats it as unisex.

Usage spans the medieval Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman worlds, as a given name and in honorific compounds such as Ismat al‑Dīn, borne by the 12th‑century Syrian princess Ismat al‑Dīn Khātūn. Modern bearers include the Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai; the Turkish form İsmet (e.g., İsmet İnönü) reflects the same root. Variants and transliterations: Isma, Ismah, Ismat, Esmat, Ismet; Iṣmah in scholarly romanization. Not to be confused with Asma (Asmā’), which derives from a different root.