ISIL

== 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 Synonym of ISIS. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Lisi, ILSI