Aisha
[ ah-ee-shah, ah-ee-shuh ]
/ ˈɑ iˌʃɑ, ɑˈi ʃə /
Save This Word!
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.”
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby Aisha
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use Aisha in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for Aisha
Aisha
Ayesha
/ (ˈɑːiːˌʃɑː) /
noun
?613–678 ad, the favourite wife of Mohammed; daughter of Abu Bekr
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012