Daesh

Meaning

Proper Noun

• Synonym of ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State

Origin

• Transliteration of Arabic دَاعِش the Arabic language acronym for الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام. 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.