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Etymology

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Borrowed from Turkish Ayşe, from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša). The use as a common noun is due to the name's commonness among Turkish immigrants, possibly reinforced by the unrelated noun Ische (gal, chick).

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Proper noun

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Aische f (proper noun, genitive Aisches)

  1. a female given name from Arabic

Usage notes

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  • The name is used chiefly by people of Turkish descent, sometimes in this spelling, more commonly probably in the original spelling Ayşe.

Declension

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Noun

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Aische f (genitive Aische, plural Aischen or Aisches)

  1. (slang, mildly offensive) a woman or girl of Turkish descent

Declension

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See also

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  • Ali (male equivalent)