Aisha
Americannoun
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a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
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Also Ayesha a first name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”
noun
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The judge in charge of the project, Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar KC said summary case management represented "a change in culture" and was down to collaboration at a local and national level.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
His sister Angela Climax, who also goes by Aisha Muhammad, said she would follow him around as a child and the pair would play cops and robbers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
County executive Aisha Braveboy hosted “listening sessions,” emceed by her deputy chief of staff, Devan Martin.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Aisha says the police never took any action against her in relation to her ex-partner's allegations.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Aisha was simply a true market woman, immune to the cosmetic niceties of American customer service.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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