داعش
Arabic
Etymology
Acronym of الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla al-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām, literally “The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant”). It resembles the Arabic words دَاعِس (dāʕis, “that tramples”) or دَاحِس (dāḥis, “one who causes discord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daː.ʕiʃ/
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Proper noun
دَاعِش • (dāʕiš) f or m
Declension
| singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | دَاعِش dāʕiš |
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| nominative | — | دَاعِشُ dāʕišu |
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| accusative | — | دَاعِشَ dāʕiša |
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| genitive | — | دَاعِشَ dāʕiša |
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Synonyms
- الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla al-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām)
- الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla al-ʔislāmiyya)
- تَنْظِيم الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (tanẓīm ad-dawla al-ʔislāmiyya)
- تَنْظِيم الدَّوْلَة (tanẓīm ad-dawla)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: Da'ish, Daesh
- → French: Daech
- → Hebrew: דאע״ש (da'e"sh)
- → Northern Kurdish: DAÎŞ
- → Persian: داعش
- → Urdu: داعش
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دَاعِش (dāʕiš).
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.ʔɪ́ʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɒː.ʔéʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | dā'iš |
| Iranian reading? | dâ'eš |
Proper noun
داعش • (dâ'eš)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دَاعِش (dāʕiš).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.ɪʃ/
Proper noun
داعِش • (dā'iś) m (Hindi spelling दाइश)