Aisha

[ah-ee-shah for 1; ah-ee-shuh for 2]

noun

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

a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”

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Examples from the Web for aisha

Contemporary Examples of aisha

Her name is Seda Dudurkaeva, although now she goes by the name Aisha.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord
Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze
October 27, 2014
“I just want Aisha to be able to grow up stronger than I am,” Jobe said.
David Cameron’s Ambitious Plan To End Female Genital Mutilation
Lizzie Crocker
March 6, 2013
Aisha herself talks about visiting Afghanistan one day, once the surgeries are finished.
Bibi Aisha Seeks Rebound in U.S. After Taliban Cut Off Nose, Ears
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
November 4, 2012
Those are the last words she heard from her friend, Aisha tells The Daily Beast.
Pakistan: The Schoolgirl the Taliban Tried to Kill
Sami Yousafzai
October 9, 2012
“Game of Thrones definitely took over our writers' room,” wrote Parks and Recreation co-producer Aisha Muharrar in an email.
‘Game of Thrones’: ‘Modern Family,’ ‘Parks and Rec’ Writers on Why They Love the HBO Drama
Jace Lacob
September 21, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for aisha

Aisha

Ayesha

noun

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

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