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A given name in Arabic
Language context for this entry: Arabic
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01 / Meaning & origin
عائشة is a feminine given name documented in Arabic. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
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Feminine form of the active participle from the verb عَاشَ (ʕāša, “to live”).
źródłosłów dla franc. Aïcha, hin. आयेशा (āyēśā)
動詞عَاشَ (ʕāša，“生活，活著”)的陰性主動分詞。
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04 / Through time
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Muhammad's third wife (c. 613/614 – 678)
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Libyan colonel and lawyer
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American actress
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lawyer, politician and ambassador from Egypt (1928 – 2013)
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Afghan woman
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