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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Turkish Ayşe, from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša). The use as a common noun is due to the name's commonness among Turkish immigrants, possibly reinforced by the unrelated noun Ische (gal, chick).

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Proper noun edit

Aische f (proper noun, genitive Aisches)

  1. a female given name from Arabic

Usage notes edit

  • The name is used chiefly by people of Turkish descent, sometimes in this spelling, more commonly probably in the original spelling Ayşe.

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Noun edit

Aische f (genitive Aische, plural Aischen or Aisches)

  1. (slang, mildly offensive) a woman or girl of Turkish descent

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See also edit

  • Ali (male equivalent)