abbreviated as ISIS), or "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (abbreviated as ISIL).[87]

While the use of either one or the other acronym has been the subject of debate,[87][120] the distinction between the two and its relevance has been considered not so great.[87] Of greater relevance is the name Daesh, which is an acronym of ISIL's Arabic name al-Dawlah al-Islamīyah fī l-ʻIrāq wa-sh-Shām. Dāʿish (داعش‎), or Daesh. This name has been widely used by ISIL's Arabic-speaking detractors,[118][121] for example when referring to the group whilst speaking amongst themselves, although ⁠ ⁠—  and to a certain extent because ⁠ ⁠—  it is considered derogatory, as it resembles the Arabic words Daes ("one who crushes, or tramples down, something underfoot") and Dāhis (loosely translated: "one who sows