Aisha

[ah-ee-shah, ah-ee-shuh]

noun

1. a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).

2. Also Ayesha a first name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”

Aisha

/ ˈɑːiːˌʃɑː /

noun

1. ?613–678 _ad , the favourite wife of Mohammed; daughter of Abu Bekr

Example Sentences

Co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement which campaigned for the release of the Chibok girls, Aisha Yesufu, pointed to a lack of "political will to fight" the gangs and jihadists.

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The profile of Sophie, 15, saw some of this material but far less, and Aisha, 13, did not see much of concern.

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"There is fear - we fear for our souls," Aisha Isa, 50, tells the BBC as she tends to her crops.

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Mum Aisha told the inquiry's Every Story Matters project that she believes her 17-year-old son's current lack of education, employment or training is largely because of the important years of schooling he missed during the pandemic.

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At Glasgow Sheriff Court, sheriff principal Aisha Anwar referred Police Scotland Federation's advocate Shelagh McCall KC to transcripts she had read before the hearing.

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