Daesh

See also: Da'esh

English

Alternative forms

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.[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

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

Anagrams

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, ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2015, Anna Erelle, translated by Bent W. Jönsson, 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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms
  • IS, Islamisk Stat (both more common)
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