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
Example Sentences
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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 her ex-husband's campaign against her did not end there.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The Birmingham Yardley MP continued to apply pressure and, after becoming a Home Office minister, advised Aisha to forward any evidence to the Home Office, saying she would follow up on it.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“If there is a bomb, a war, so what?” said Aisha Katushabe, a Ugandan hostess at a Japanese restaurant in Dubai’s City Walk area, showing off her bravado.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
She waited for Aisha to put the money into her pocket before she gave her the tip.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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