DictionaryA•i•shaPronunciation: (ä'ē-shä" for 1; ä-ē'shu for 2), [key] —n. 1. a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr). 2. a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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