Daesh

Daesh

See also: Da'esh

English

Alternative forms

• Da'esh
• Da'ish
• Daish

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic دَاعِش‎ (dāʿiš, literally “D.I.I.S.”) the Arabic language acronym for الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام‎ (ad-dawla l-ʾislāmiyya fī l-ʿirāq wa-š-šām, literally “State Islamic of Iraq and the Levant”). The forms Da'esh, Da'ish and Daish refer to the same acronym but are transliterated differently.[1] The Arabic acronym is thought to have been coined in 2013 by a Syrian activist.[2] It resembles the Arabic words دعس‎ (da'es) (that which is crushed) or داحس‎ (dāhis) (one who causes discord).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːˌɛʃ/

Proper noun

Daesh

1. (derogatory) Synonym of ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State

Translations

translations of the term "Daesh" only — See also translations at ISIS

Arabic: دَاعِش‎ m or f (dāʿiš) Chinese: Mandarin: 達伊沙／达伊沙 (dáyīshā) French: Daech (fr) m German: Daesh (de) m, Daesch (de) m, Daisch m, Daish m Hebrew: דאע״ש‎ m or m pl (da'e"sh) Hindi: दाइश (dāiś) Korean: 다에시 (da'esi) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: DAÎŞ (ku) m Persian: داعش‎ (dâ'eš) Russian: ДА́ИШ (ru) m (DÁIŠ) Turkish: Daeş, Deaş Urdu: داعش‎ (dāiś)

References

1. “What to call Islamic State”, in The Economist‎, accessed November 19, 2015
2. Alice Guthrie (accessed November 19, 2015), “Decoding Daesh: Why Is the New Name for ISIS so Hard to Understand?”, in Free Word Centre‎, archived from the original on 2015-11-17

Anagrams

• Desha, Hades, Shade, Shead, ashed, deash, hades, heads, sadhe, shade

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Danish

Proper noun

Daesh

1. Daesh
   • 2017, Özlem Cekic, Hvorfor hader han dig mor?, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Hvordan kan Daesh være så stærke og så ødelæggende? Ahmed mener, at Daesh er dannet for at ødelægge islam, ...

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   • 2015, Anna Erelle, Bent W. Jönsson, transl., Forklædt som jihad-brud, Art People, →ISBN:

     Hvis ægtemanden ikke går i djellaba og har skæg, straffer Daesh ham ved at afkræve ham godt 30 euro.

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   • 2016, Thomas Ubbesen, Good luck, habibi: Rejser i flygtningestrømmen, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Nu går de velnærede mænd fra Daesh også rundt og slår folk ihjel, nærmest hver dag, som om der ikke var død nok her.

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   • 2017, Lars Reinhardt Møller, Specialoperationer, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Begge korps stiller personel til FN-missionen i Mali og i kampen mod Daesh i Syrien.

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Synonyms

• IS, Islamisk Stat (both more common)