Shiite

See also: Shi'ite and Shīʻite

English

Alternative forms

Shi'ite, Shīʻite

Etymology

Shi'a +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːaɪt/
Rhymes: -iːaɪt

Adjective

Shiite (not comparable)

Of or relating to the Shi'a.

Translations

of or pertaining to the Shi'a

Arabic: شِيعِيّ (šīʕiyy)
Armenian: շիիթական (šiitʿakan)
Catalan: xiïta (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 什葉／什叶 (zh) (shíyè)
Dutch: sjiitisch (nl), sjiitische (nl)
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} ŝijaisma
Finnish: shiialainen
French: chiite (fr)
German: schiitisch (de)
Hungarian: síita (hu)
Italian: sciita (it)
Japanese: シーア (shīa), シーイー (shīī)
Macedonian: шиитски (šiitski)
Persian: شیعی (ši'i)
Portuguese: xiita (pt)
Russian: шии́тский (ru) (šiítskij)
Slovene: šiitski
Swedish: shiitisk
Turkish: Şii (tr)
Uzbek: shiiy (uz)
Volapük: jiitik

Noun

Shiite (plural Shiites)

A member of the Shi'a.

Translations

member of the Shi'a

Arabic: شِيعِيّ m (šīʕiyy), شِيعِيَّة f (šīʕiyya)
Armenian: շիա (hy) (šia)
Azerbaijani: şiə
Bengali: শিয়া (bn) (śiẏa)
Catalan: xiïta (ca) m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 什葉／什叶 (zh) (shíyè)
Czech: šíita (cs) m
Danish: shia c, shiit c
Dutch: sjiiet (nl) m
Esperanto: ŝijaano, ŝijaisto
Finnish: šiia (fi), shiia, shiialainen
French: chiite (fr) m or f
German: Schiit (de) m, Schiitin (de) f
Hebrew: שיעי
Hindi: शिया (hi) m (śiyā)
Hungarian: síita (hu)
Italian: sciita (it) m or f
Japanese: シーア (shīa), シーイー (shīī)
Kazakh: шиит (şiit)
Macedonian: шиит m (šiit)
Persian: شیعه (fa) (ši'e)
Polish: szyita (pl) m
Portuguese: xiita (pt) m or f
Romanian: șiit (ro) m, șiită (ro) f
Russian: шии́т (ru) m (šiít)
Slovene: šiit m
Spanish: chiíta m or f
Turkish: Şii (tr)
Volapük: (♂♀) jiitan, (♂) hijiitan, (♀) jijiitan

Synonyms

Shi'i Muslim, Shi'i, Shi'a Muslim, Shi'a, (derogatory) rafidi

Hypernyms

Muslim

Hyponyms

Twelver, Zaydite

Coordinate terms

Ibadite, Sunnite

Derived terms

Related terms

Anagrams

heitis

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