Aisha

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

/ ˈɑ iˌʃɑ, ɑˈi ʃə /

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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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How to use Aisha in a sentence

Her name is Seda Dudurkaeva, although now she goes by the name Aisha.
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(Chandler seems to be mistaken in asserting Abu Aisha was in the same car though; this is his version of guilt by innuendo).
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“I just want Aisha to be able to grow up stronger than I am,” Jobe said.
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Aisha herself talks about visiting Afghanistan one day, once the surgeries are finished.
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Those are the last words she heard from her friend, Aisha tells The Daily Beast.
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British Dictionary definitions for Aisha

Aisha

Ayesha

/ (ˈɑːiːˌʃɑː) /

noun

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

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