داعش
Arabic
Etymology
Acronym of الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla al-ʾislāmiyya fī l-ʿirāq wa-š-šām, literally “The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant”). It resembles the Arabic words دَاعِس (dāʿis, “that tramples”) or دَاحِس (dāḥis, “one who causes discord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daː.ʕiʃ/
Proper noun
دَاعِش • (dāʿiš) f or m
- ISIS, ISIL, IS [from 2013]
Declension
Declension of noun دَاعِش (dāʿiš)
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | دَاعِش dāʿiš | — |
| Nominative | — | دَاعِشُ dāʿišu | — |
| Accusative | — | دَاعِشَ dāʿiša | — |
| Genitive | — | دَاعِشَ dāʿiša | — |
Synonyms
- الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla al-ʾislāmiyya fī l-ʿirāq wa-š-šām)
- الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla al-ʾislāmiyya)
- تَنْظِيم الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (tanẓīm ad-dawla al-ʾislāmiyya)
- تَنْظِيم الدَّوْلَة (tanẓīm ad-dawla)
Derived terms
- دَاعِشِيّ (dāʿišiyy)
- دَعَّشَ (daʿʿaša)
Descendants
- → English: Da'ish, Daesh
- → French: Daech
- → Hebrew: דאע״ש (da'e"sh)
- → Northern Kurdish: DAÎŞ
- → Persian: داعش
- → Urdu: داعش
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic دَاعِش (dāʿiš).
Proper noun
داعش • (dâ'eš)
- ISIS, ISIL
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دَاعِش (dāʿiš).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.ɪʃ/
Proper noun
داعِش • (dāiś) m (Hindi spelling दाइश)
- ISIS, ISIL, Daesh