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
Example Sentences
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The judge in charge of the project, Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar KC said summary case management represented "a change in culture" and was down to collaboration at a local and national level.
From BBC ● May 28, 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
County executive Aisha Braveboy hosted “listening sessions,” emceed by her deputy chief of staff, Devan Martin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Aisha, not her real name, met her ex-husband on a Muslim dating app during the pandemic and began a whirlwind romance.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
“I’ve just finished a fellowship,” she said, knowing that Aisha would not understand what a fellowship was, and in the rare moment that Aisha looked intimidated, Ifemelu felt a perverse pleasure.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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