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A⋅i⋅sha

[ah-ee-shah for 1; ah-ee-shuh for 2]
–noun
1. a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
2. a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “life.”
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A·i·sha also A·ye·sha   (ä'ē-shä')   
The favorite wife of Muhammad. She led an unsuccessful revolt against Muhammad's successor, Ali.
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