ISIS
English
Etymology
An acronym of one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla al-ʾislāmiyya fī l-ʿirāq waš-šām, literally “the Islamic State of/in Iraq and Syria”). Compare ISIL, which translates شَام (šām) as “Levant” rather than “Syria”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ISIS
- A Sunni jihadist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state. [from 2013]
Alternative forms
Synonyms
- (Sunni jihadist group): Daesh; ISIL (also a former name); IS, Islamic State (current name)
Translations
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
|
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English ISIS, or abbreviation of Islamischer Staat im Irak und Syrien, Islamischer Staat im Irak und in Syrien or Islamischer Staat im Irak und in (Groß-)Syrien
Noun
ISIS m or f
- ISIS; a former name of Islamischer Staat or IS
Synonyms
See also
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈi.zis/
- Homophone: Ísis
Proper noun
ISIS m
- ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
Synonyms
Categories:
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with homophones
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Organizations
- German terms borrowed from English
- German terms derived from English
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German feminine nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders
- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
- Portuguese terms derived from English
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese terms with homophones
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns