ISIS
English
Alternative forms
- (Salafist group): Isis, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
Etymology
(Salafist group): An acronym ofCategory:English acronyms#ISIS one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَٱلشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria”)Category:Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#ISIS. Compare ISIL, which translates الشَّام (aš-šām) as “the Levant” rather than “Syria”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ISISCategory:English lemmas#ISISCategory:English proper nouns#ISISCategory:English uncountable nouns#ISISCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ISISCategory:Pages with entries#ISISCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ISIS
- A Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate. [from 2013]
- Synonyms: Daesh, ISIL (also a former name), IS, Islamic State (current name)
- (Internet slangCategory:English internet slang#ISIS, humorousCategory:English humorous terms#ISIS) Initialism of Israeli Secret Intelligence Services (“a pun on the Salafist group”)Category:English initialisms#ISIS
- 2015 June 16, Donald Trump, “Transcript: Donald Trump announces his presidential candidacy”, in CBS News:
- They didn't know the room was too big, because they didn't have anybody there. How are they going to beat ISIS? I don't think it's gonna happen.Category:English terms with quotations#ISIS
- 2020 October, “Homeland Threat Assessment”, in Department of Homeland Security, page 19:
- Despite territorial defeats in Iraq and Syria, ISIS continues to draw support from HVEs in the United States and the group’s global calls for attacks have intensified since the death last year of senior leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.Category:English terms with quotations#ISIS
- 2023 March 20, Kylie Atwood, “American citizen held hostage for 6 years in West Africa has been freed”, in CNN:
- Terror groups linked to al Qaeda and ISIS have been active in Niger for years.Category:English terms with quotations#ISIS
- Initialism of Institute for Science and International SecurityCategory:English initialisms#ISIS.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
Category:en:Islamism#ISISCategory:en:Organizations#ISISFinnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈisis/, [ˈis̠is̠]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#ISISCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#ISIS
- Rhymes: -isisCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/isis#ISISCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/isis/2 syllables#ISIS
- Syllabification(key): I‧SIS
- Hyphenation(key): I‧SIS
Proper noun
ISISCategory:Finnish lemmas#ISISCategory:Finnish proper nouns#ISISCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#ISISCategory:Pages with entries#ISISCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ISIS
- alternative letter-case form of Isis (“Islamic State”)
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Galician terms borrowed from English#ISISCategory:Galician terms derived from English#ISIS ISIS.
Proper noun
ISIS mCategory:Galician lemmas#ISISCategory:Galician proper nouns#ISISCategory:Galician uncountable proper nouns#ISISCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#ISISCategory:Galician masculine nouns#ISISCategory:Pages with entries#ISISCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ISIS
- ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
- Synonym: Estado Islámico
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Abbreviation of Islamischer Staat im Irak und (in) (Groß-)Syrien
Noun
ISIS m or fCategory:German lemmas#ISISCategory:German proper nouns#ISISCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ISISCategory:German masculine nouns#ISISCategory:German feminine nouns#ISISCategory:German nouns with multiple genders#ISISCategory:Pages with entries#ISISCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ISIS
See also
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#ISISCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#ISISCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#ISIS ISIS.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ISIS mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#ISISCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#ISISCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#ISISCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ISISCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#ISISCategory:Pages with entries#ISISCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ISIS
- ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
- Synonym: Estado Islâmico
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from English#ISISCategory:Spanish terms derived from English#ISIS ISIS.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈisis/ [ˈi.sis]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#ISISCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ISIS
- Rhymes: -isisCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/isis#ISISCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/isis/2 syllables#ISIS
- Syllabification: I‧SIS
Proper noun
ISIS mCategory:Spanish lemmas#ISISCategory:Spanish proper nouns#ISISCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#ISISCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ISISCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#ISISCategory:Pages with entries#ISISCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ISIS
- ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
- Synonym: Estado Islámico