داعش
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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
Proper noun
دَاعِش • (dāʕiš) f or m
- (derogatory) ISIS, ISIL, IS
Declension
Declension of noun دَاعِش (dāʕiš)
| 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):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
| 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/