Aisha

American

[ah-ee-shah, ah-ee-shuh] / ˈɑ iˌʃɑ, ɑˈi ʃə /

noun

a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
Also Ayesha a first name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”

Aisha British

/ ˈɑːiːˌʃɑː /

noun

?613–678 _ad , the favourite wife of Mohammed; daughter of Abu Bekr

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Aisha says the police never took any action against her in relation to her ex-partner's allegations.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Aisha Bakkar is one of several Beirut neighbourhoods that are majority Sunni Muslim, while Lebanon is also home to Christians, Druze and others.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Earlier in the day, BBC journalists reported a strike on an apartment building in Aisha Bakkar, a residential area of central Beirut.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 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

Aisha pulled out her phone from her pocket and then slipped it back with a frustrated sigh.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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