Aisha

[ ah-ee-shah, ah-ee-shuh ]
/ ˈɑ iˌʃɑ, ɑˈi ʃə /

noun

a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
Also A·ye·sha . a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”

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Aisha

Ayesha

/ (ˈɑːiːˌʃɑː) /

noun

?613–678 ad, the favourite wife of Mohammed; daughter of Abu Bekr
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