adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈʃiːaɪt/
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rhymes with -iːaɪt
CMU ARPABET:SH IY1 AY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Shi'a.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A member of the Shi'a.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Muslim
3
noun
Meaning 3
a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Shi'ite, Shiite Muslim, Shi'ite Muslim, Shia Muslim
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Muslim, Moslem
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Shi'a Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Shiite From Shi'a + -ite.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
شِيعِيّ
(šīʕiyy)
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Armenian:
շիիթական
(šiitʻakan)
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Catalan:
xiïta
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Chinese Mandarin:
什葉 /什叶
(shíyè)
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Danish:
shiitisk
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Dutch:
sjiitisch
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Dutch:
sjiitische
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Finnish:
shiialainen
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
French:
chiite
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
German:
schiitisch
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Hungarian:
síita
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Italian:
sciita
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Japanese:
シーア
(shīa)
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Japanese:
シーイー
(shīī)
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Macedonian:
шиитски
(šiitski)
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Persian:
شیعی
(ši'i)
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Polish:
szyicki
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Portuguese:
xiita
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Russian:
шии́тский
(šiítskij)
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Sicilian:
sciita
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Sicilian:
xiita
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Slovene:
šiitski
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Spanish:
shiita
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Spanish:
chiita
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Swedish:
shiitisk
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Turkish:
Şii
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Uzbek:
shiiy
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Volapük:
jiitik
— of or pertaining to the Shi'a
Arabic:
شِيعِيّ
(šīʕiyy)
— member of the Shi'a
Arabic:
شِيعِيَّة
(šīʕiyya)
— member of the Shi'a
Armenian:
շիա
(šia)
— member of the Shi'a
Azerbaijani:
şiə
— member of the Shi'a
Bengali:
শিয়া
(śiẏa)
— member of the Shi'a
Catalan:
xiïta
— member of the Shi'a
Chinese Mandarin:
什葉 /什叶
(shíyè)
— member of the Shi'a