عایشه

Persian

Alternative forms

• عائشه ('â'eše)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ji.ˈʃa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.jɪ.ʃǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.jɪ.ʃǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.jɪ.ʃǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.ji.ʃǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.je.ʃé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.ji.ʃǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	āyiša
Dari reading?	āyiša
Iranian reading?	âyeše
Tajik reading?	oyiša

Proper noun

Dari	عایشه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Оиша

عایشه • ('âyše)

1. (Islam) Aisha, Muhammad's third wife and daughter of first caliph Abu Bakr

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “عائشة”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press