Posted on 11/27/2015 1:15:07 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
When French President Francois Hollande addressed the nation Saturday in the aftermath of the Paris massacre, he vowed that France "will be unforgiving with the barbarians from Daesh."
What is "daesh"?
According to Arabic translator Alice Guthrie, "D.A.E.SH is a transliteration of the Arabic acronym formed of the same words that make up I.S.I.S in English: 'Islamic State in Iraq and Syria', or 'al-dowla al-islaamiyya fii-il-i'raaq wa-ash-shaam'."
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Depending on how it is conjugated in Arabic, the word can mean "to trample down and crush." But it can also mean "a bigot." ISIS has reportedly threatened to cut out the tongues of anyone it hears using the term.
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Non sequitar.
The reason they push us saying Dash is to not say Islamic.
It’s because the arabic phrase for “feces-gobbling faggots” sounds too flattering.
[Hell he cant even say Reggie slow down it hurts]
Terrific. Raunchy, but still the best post of the day.
It means NOTHING except that idiots won’t use the term ISIS....ISLAMIC STATE!!!
you are wrong......
wiki
The group is known in Arabic as ad-Dawlah al-IslÄmiyah fÄ« ‘l-Ê¿IrÄq wa-sh-ShÄm, leading to the acronym Da’ish or Daesh (داعش, Arabic pronunciation: [ˈdaËÊ•iʃ]),[36][37
LOL!!!!! It’s like BABY TALK!!!
My tagline.
While they are chopping off our heads, we are debating what name to call them that would be the most hurtful of their feelings?
#limpdickedhashtagwarriors
Don’t call them names, CARPET BOMB THEM!
LOL !!! You spelled it wrong; it's spelled d-o-u-c-h-e (SARC)
I was watching a video where an reporter asked a Kurd fighter what it meant. He said it meant something like “Dirty/Dusty Ones”.
Too funny
After I was admonished as politically correct by an ignoramoose here for calling ISIS Daesh
Sometimes u can’t make freeper earnestness up
I screw up too but admit it when confronted but this guy kep insisting Daesh was a PC invented word
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