Standard Lemma guide

Shiite

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈʃiːaɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Czech: šíita — member of the Shi'a
  • Danish: shia — member of the Shi'a
  • Danish: shiit — member of the Shi'a
  • Dutch: sjiiet — member of the Shi'a
  • Esperanto: ŝijaano — member of the Shi'a
  • Esperanto: ŝijaisto — member of the Shi'a
  • Finnish: šiia — member of the Shi'a
  • Finnish: shiia — member of the Shi'a
  • Finnish: shiialainen — member of the Shi'a
  • French: chiite — member of the Shi'a
  • German: Schiit — member of the Shi'a
  • German: Schiitin — member of the Shi'a
  • Hebrew: שיעי — member of the Shi'a
  • Hindi: शिया (śiyā) — member of the Shi'a
  • Hungarian: síita — member of the Shi'a
  • Italian: sciita — member of the Shi'a
  • Japanese: シーア (shīa) — member of the Shi'a
  • Japanese: シーイー (shīī) — member of the Shi'a
  • Kazakh: шиит (şiit) — member of the Shi'a
  • Macedonian: шиит (šiit) — member of the Shi'a
  • Persian: شیعی (ši'i) — member of the Shi'a
  • Polish: szyita — member of the Shi'a
  • Polish: szyitka — member of the Shi'a
  • Portuguese: xiita — member of the Shi'a
  • Romanian: șiit — member of the Shi'a
  • Romanian: șiită — member of the Shi'a
  • Russian: шии́т (šiít) — member of the Shi'a
  • Slovene: šiit — member of the Shi'a
  • Spanish: chiíta — member of the Shi'a
  • Spanish: shiita — member of the Shi'a
  • Turkish: Şii — member of the Shi'a
  • Volapük: jiitan — member of the Shi'a
  • Volapük: hijiitan — member of the Shi'a
  • Volapük: jijiitan — member of the Shi'a
Real reading context

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