"Shi'a" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃiːə/
Rhymes: -iːə Etymology: From Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa, “sect, faction, party; [collectively] followers, partisans”), as the word has been used in شِيعَة عَلِيّ (šīʕat ʕalī, “the faction of Ali; [collectively] the followers of Ali”) or الشِّيعَة (aš-šīʕa, “the Faction; the Followers”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|شِيعَة|t=sect, faction, party; 􂀿collectively􂁀 followers, partisans}} Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa, “sect, faction, party; [collectively] followers, partisans”), {{root|en|ar|ش ي ع}} Head templates: {{en-prop}} Shi'a
  1. (usually with article) The branch of Islam that believes that Ali succeeded Muhammad as leader, and that places emphasis on the prophet's family. Tags: usually Categories (topical): Shi'ism Synonyms: Shi'i Islam, Shi'ism
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  2. (with article, collective) The followers of this branch of Islam; the Shiites. Tags: collective
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Shia, Shiah, Shi'ah, Schiah [obsolete] Derived forms: Shi'a Islam, Shi'a Muslim, Shi'ism, Shi'ite Related terms: Shi'i Translations (branch of Islam): شِيعَة عَلِيّ (šīʕat ʕalī) [feminine] (Arabic), الشِّيعَة (aš-šīʕa) [feminine] (Arabic), ܫܝܥܗ [Classical-Syriac, feminine] (Aramaic), ܫܝܥܐ [Classical-Syriac, feminine] (Aramaic), շիա (šia) (Armenian), şiə (Azerbaijani), şiəlik (Azerbaijani), şiə məzhəbi (Azerbaijani), şiə təriqəti (Azerbaijani), শিয়া (śiẏa) (Bengali), xiisme [masculine] (Catalan), 什葉派 (Chinese Mandarin), 什叶派 (Shíyèpài) (Chinese Mandarin), شِیعَه (šī'a) (Dari), sjia (Dutch), ŝijaismo (Esperanto), šiialaisuus (Finnish), shiialaisuus (Finnish), chiisme [masculine] (French), Schia [feminine] (German), शिया (śiyā) [masculine] (Hindi), شیعه (ši'e) (Iranian Persian), sciismo [masculine] (Italian), シーア派 (shīa-ha) (Japanese), шиитшілдік (şiitşıldık) (Kazakh), شِیعَه (šī'a) [Classical] (Persian), شِیعَةْ (šī'at) [Classical] (Persian), szyizm [masculine] (Polish), xiismo [masculine] (Portuguese), шии́зм (šiízm) (Russian), chiismo [masculine] (Spanish), chía [masculine] (Spanish), Şia (Turkish), Şiilik (Turkish), شىئە (shi'e) (Uyghur), jiit (Volapük)
Disambiguation of 'branch of Islam': 53 47

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃiːə/ Forms: Shi'as [plural], Shi'a [plural]
Rhymes: -iːə Etymology: From Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa, “sect, faction, party; [collectively] followers, partisans”), as the word has been used in شِيعَة عَلِيّ (šīʕat ʕalī, “the faction of Ali; [collectively] the followers of Ali”) or الشِّيعَة (aš-šīʕa, “the Faction; the Followers”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|شِيعَة|t=sect, faction, party; 􂀿collectively􂁀 followers, partisans}} Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa, “sect, faction, party; [collectively] followers, partisans”), {{root|en|ar|ش ي ع}} Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Shi'a}} Shi'a (plural Shi'as or Shi'a)
  1. Synonym of Shiite. Synonyms: Shiite [synonym, synonym-of]
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Synonyms: Shia, Shiah, Shi'ah, Schiah [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of Shiite."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Shiite",
          "Shiite#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "Shiite"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃiːə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːə"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Shia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shiah"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shi'ah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Schiah"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Shi'a"
  ],
  "word": "Shi'a"
}

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