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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Among one group of women and children we met Aisha, gaunt and elderly and sitting on the ground.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Year: 2012 Compiled by: Aisha Harris Of note: Written as a counter to the A.V.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
In early results from the special election runoff to complete the congressional term of disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, state Sen. Aisha Wahab was in the lead late Tuesday by a narrow margin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Another lawmaker was Aisha al-Dibs, the first woman the new authorities appointed to a governmental position, one she no longer holds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Chijioke get his papers with lottery,” Aisha said.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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