ISIS

== English == === Alternative forms === (Salafist group): Isis, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria === 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”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪsɪs/ Homophone: Isis === Proper noun === 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 slang, humorous) Initialism of Israeli Secret Intelligence Services (“a pun on the Salafist group”) Initialism of Institute for Science and International Security. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === IISS == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈisis/, [ˈis̠is̠] Rhymes: -isis Syllabification(key): I‧SIS Hyphenation(key): I‧SIS === Proper noun === ISIS alternative letter-case form of Isis (“Islamic State”) == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from English ISIS. === Proper noun === ISIS m ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) Synonym: Estado Islámico == German == === Alternative forms === Isis === Etymology === Abbreviation of Islamischer Staat im Irak und (in) (Groß-)Syrien === Noun === ISIS m or f ISIS; a former name of Islamischer Staat or IS Synonyms: ISIL/Isil, ISIG/Isig ==== See also ==== Islamischer Staat, IS == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English ISIS. === Pronunciation === (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈi.zis/ Homophone: Ísis === Proper noun === ISIS m ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) Synonym: Estado Islâmico == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English ISIS. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈisis/ [ˈi.sis] Rhymes: -isis Syllabification: I‧SIS === Proper noun === ISIS m ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) Synonym: Estado Islámico