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ISIS en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈaɪsɪs/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

(Salafist group): An acronym of 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”). Compare ISIL, which translates الشَّام (aš-šām) as “the Levant” rather than “Syria”.

Meanings

1. A Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate.
2. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, humorous, initialism) Initialism of Israeli Secret Intelligence Services (“a pun on the Salafist group”)
   alt of Israeli Secret Intelligence Services
   • 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. 2020 October 14, “Homeland Threat Assessment”, in Department of Homeland Security, page 19:
   • Terror groups linked to al Qaeda and ISIS have been active in Niger for years. 2023 March 20, Kylie Atwood, “American citizen held hostage for 6 years in West Africa has been freed”, in CNN:
   • 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. 2015 June 16, Donald Trump, “Transcript: Donald Trump announces his presidential candidacy”, in CBS News:
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Institute for Science and International Security.
   alt of Institute for Science and International Security

Forms

Deriveds

ISIS-K

Synonyms

ISIL · IS · Daesh · Islamic State

Translations (46)

ru ДА́ИШ (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · kmr DAÎŞ (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · fa-ira دُوْلَتِ اِسْلامی عِراق و سورِیِه (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · nl ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · sv ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · pl ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · he דאע״ש (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · hi आइसिस (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · es ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · de ISIG (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ja アイシス (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · prs دَاعِش (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · nb ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · pt ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ug دائىش (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · cmn ISIS (ISIS) (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · az İŞİD (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · be ІДІ́Л (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ko 이라크 시리아 이슬람국 (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · el ΙΚΙΣ (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ru ИГИ́Л (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ko 이라크 레반트 이슬람국 (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · uk ДА́ІШ (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · de ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ja イラク・レバントのイスラム国 (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · cmn 伊斯蘭國 /伊斯兰国 (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · fi Isis (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ur داعِش (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · de ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ar الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَٱلشَّام (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · fa-ira داعِش (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · de Daesch (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · tr IŞİD (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · uk ІДІ́Л (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ur دَولَتِ اِسْلامِیَہ بَرائے عِراق و شام (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · fr Daech (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · fa-ira دُوْلَتِ اِسْلامی عِراق و شام (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ko ISIS (ISIS) (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ko 이슬람국 (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ru ИГ (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · hi इराक़ और सीरिया इस्लामी राष्ट्र (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ar دَاعِش (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · tg ДИИШ (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · tg ДОИШ (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · ja ISIS (ISIS) (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) · fr EIIL (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)