rafidi

English

Alternative forms
  • rāfiḍī
  • rafezi, râfezi, râfeżi, rāfeżī (via Persian)
  • rafidhi (nonstandard transcription)

Etymology

From Arabic رَافِضِيّ‎ (rāfiḍiyy, literally “rejector”), formed from the active participle of the verb رَفَضَ‎ (rafaḍa, “to refuse, deny”).

Noun

rafidi (plural rafidis or rafida or rawafid)

  1. (offensive, religious slur) A Shiite.
    Synonym: Rafidite

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