Aisha
Americannoun
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a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
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Also Ayesha a first name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”
noun
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BBC Verify has been looking into how we know the real from the fake - as Aisha Sembhi explains.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
His sister Angela Climax, who also goes by Aisha Muhammad, said she would follow him around as a child and the pair would play cops and robbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Aisha says the police never took any action against her in relation to her ex-partner's allegations.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Aisha Bakkar is one of several Beirut neighbourhoods that are majority Sunni Muslim, while Lebanon is also home to Christians, Druze and others.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
She brushed the hair from her clothes and gave Aisha a thin roll of dollars.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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