Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daesh

/ˈdɑːˌɛʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: daesh
IPA: /ˈdɑːˌɛʃ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic دَاعِش (dāʕiš, literally “D.I.I.S.”) the Arabic language acronym for الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq 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. The Arabic acronym is thought to have been coined in 2013 by a Syrian activist.

Inflected Forms

Da'esh (alternative) Da'ish (alternative) Daish (alternative)

Phrases

Daesh-Khorasan

Synonyms

ISIS ISIL Islamic State

Questions

How do you pronounce daesh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑːˌɛʃ/.
What does daesh mean?: Synonym of ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State
Where does daesh come from?: Transliteration of Arabic دَاعِش (dāʕiš, literally “D.I.I.S.”) the Arabic language acronym for الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq 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. The Arabic acronym is thought to have been coined in 2013 by a Syrian activist.

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