Daech

French

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)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.ɛʃ/

Proper noun

Daech m

1. Daesh (ISIS/ISIL/Islamic State)

Synonyms

• État islamique en Irak et au Levant (EIIL/ÉIIL)
• État islamique (ÉI/EI)