ISA
/ˈaɪsə/
ISA is the initialism of instruction set architecture.
ISA is the initialism of individual savings account.
ISA is the initialism of International Standard on Auditing.
ISA is the initialism of intelligent speed assistance.
ISA is the initialism of isosaccharinic acid.
ISA is the initialism of ideological state apparatus.
Meaning of instruction set architecture
Noun
instruction set architecture (plural instruction set architectures)
Meaning of isosaccharinic acid
Noun
isosaccharinic acid (uncountable)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Isa
IPA/ˈisə/
Isa
- A diminutive of the female given name Isabel or of its variant forms, sometimes also used as a formal given name.
- Even "Liz" brought little to his memory; though he said: "The name does recall the fact of a sister. But why call her Isa?" "Just as easy as Liz, or any of the lot, Eliza, Elizabeth, Betsy and Bess. Isa, that's, I think, a sort of a city name," Lee said, with a shadow of a smile.1885, Arthur's Home Magazine, volume 53, page 165
- It's an awkward name: Isamay, pronounced Is-a-may. Isa is my paternal grandmother's name (shortened from Isabel) and May my maternal grandmother's (it comes, somehow, from Margaret). The amalgamation is, as you see, strictly alphabetical. Life, I feel, would have been much easier if they had chosen...2010, Margaret Forster, Isa & May, Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 5
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Isa
IPA/ˈisə/
Isa
- Jesus, a prophet of Islam. Understood to be Jesus of Nazareth.
- A male given name from Arabic mainly used by Muslims.
Forms of ISA
| plural | ISAs |
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Origin of ISA
From Isabel, Isabella and Isabelle.
Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or anglicized from Turkish İsa, both equivalents of Jesus as a given name.
Phrases with ISA
Words that rhyme with ISA
Questions about ISA
- What does ISA mean?
- ISA means a diminutive of the female given name Isabel or of its variant forms, sometimes also used as a formal given name.
- What is ISA the initialism of?
- ISA is the initialism of instruction set architecture.
- What part of speech is ISA?
- ISA is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce ISA?
- ISA is pronounced /ˈaɪsə/.
Words near ISA in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ISA (page history and authors); Isa (page history and authors); instruction set architecture (page history and authors); isosaccharinic acid (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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