Meanings
alternative Da'esh · alternative Da'ish · alternative Daish
- Synonym of ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State
Synonyms: ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State
Origin
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, literally “State Islamic of Iraq and the Levant”). The forms Da'esh, Da'ish and Daish refer to the same acronym but are transliterated differently. The Arabic acronym is thought to have been coined in 2013 by a Syrian activist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دَاعِش
- دَاعِش (dāʕiš)translations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Chinese Mandarin 達伊沙 /达伊沙
- 達伊沙 /达伊沙 (dáyīshā)translations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
French Daech
- Daechtranslations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
German Daesh, Daesch
- Daeshtranslations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
- Daeschtranslations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
- Daischtranslations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
- Daishtranslations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Hebrew דאע״ש
- דאע״ש (da'e"sh)translations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Hindi दाइश
- दाइश (dāiś)translations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Korean 다에시
- 다에시 (da'esi)translations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Persian داعش
- داعش (dâ'eš)translations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Polish Daesz
- Daesztranslations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Russian ДА́ИШ
- ДА́ИШ (DÁIŠ)translations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Spanish Daesh
- Daeshtranslations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Turkish Daeş, Deaş
- Daeştranslations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
- Deaştranslations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Urdu داعش
- داعش (dāiś)translations of the term "Daesh" only — see also ISIS
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Daesh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Daesh
“Daesh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Daesh. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Daesh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Daesh.
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