"Shiite" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃiːaɪt/
Rhymes: -iːaɪt Etymology: Shi'a + -ite Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Shi'a|ite}} Shi'a + -ite, {{root|en|ar|ش ي ع}} Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Shiite (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to the Shi'a. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Shi'ism Translations (of or pertaining to the Shi'a): شِيعِيّ (šīʕiyy) (Arabic), շիիթական (šiitʿakan) (Armenian), xiïta (Catalan), 什葉 (Chinese Mandarin), 什叶 (shíyè) (Chinese Mandarin), sjiitisch (Dutch), sjiitische (Dutch), shiialainen (Finnish), chiite (French), schiitisch (German), síita (Hungarian), sciita (Italian), シーア (shīa) (Japanese), シーイー (shīī) (Japanese), шиитски (šiitski) (Macedonian), شیعی (ši'i) (Persian), xiita (Portuguese), шии́тский (šiítskij) (Russian), šiitski (Slovene), shiitisk (Swedish), Şii (Turkish), shiiy (Uzbek), jiitik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-Shiite-en-adj-Ec5~8AHi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Shi'ite, Shīʻite

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃiːaɪt/ Forms: Shiites [plural]
Rhymes: -iːaɪt Etymology: Shi'a + -ite Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Shi'a|ite}} Shi'a + -ite, {{root|en|ar|ش ي ع}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shiite (plural Shiites)
  1. A member of the Shi'a. Categories (topical): Shi'ism Synonyms: Shi'i Muslim, Shi'i, Shi'a Muslim, Shi'a, rafidi [derogatory] Hypernyms: Muslim Hyponyms: Twelver, Zaydite Derived forms: Shiiteness, Shiitic, Shiitism Derived forms (Shiitize): Shiitization Related terms: Shi'i, Shi'ism Coordinate_terms: Ibadite, Sunnite Translations (member of the Shi'a): شِيعِيّ (šīʕiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), شِيعِيَّة (šīʕiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), շիա (šia) (Armenian), şiə (Azerbaijani), শিয়া (śiẏa) (Bengali), xiïta [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 什葉 (Chinese Mandarin), 什叶 (shíyè) (Chinese Mandarin), šíita [masculine] (Czech), shia [common-gender] (Danish), shiit [common-gender] (Danish), sjiiet [masculine] (Dutch), ŝijaano (Esperanto), ŝijaisto (Esperanto), šiia (Finnish), shiia (Finnish), shiialainen (Finnish), chiite [feminine, masculine] (French), Schiit [masculine] (German), Schiitin [feminine] (German), שיעי (Hebrew), शिया (śiyā) [masculine] (Hindi), síita (Hungarian), sciita [feminine, masculine] (Italian), シーア (shīa) (Japanese), シーイー (shīī) (Japanese), шиит (şiit) (Kazakh), шиит (šiit) [masculine] (Macedonian), شیعه (ši'e) (Persian), szyita [masculine] (Polish), xiita [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), șiit [masculine] (Romanian), șiită [feminine] (Romanian), шии́т (šiít) [masculine] (Russian), šiit [masculine] (Slovene), chiíta [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), Şii (Turkish), jiitan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hijiitan [masculine] (Volapük), jijiitan [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-Shiite-en-noun-4pd27EvA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Shi'ite, Shīʻite

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "šīʕiyy",
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      "word": "شِيعِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "šiitʿakan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "շիիթական"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "xiïta"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "什葉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shíyè",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "什叶"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "sjiitisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "sjiitische"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "shiialainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "chiite"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "schiitisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "síita"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "sciita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shīa",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "シーア"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shīī",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "シーイー"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šiitski",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "шиитски"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ši'i",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "شیعی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "xiita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šiítskij",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "шии́тский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "šiitski"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "shiitisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "Şii"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "shiiy"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the Shi'a",
      "word": "jiitik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Shiite"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Arabic",
    "English terms derived from the Arabic root ش ي ع",
    "English terms suffixed with -ite",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Requests for review of Esperanto translations",
    "Rhymes:English/iːaɪt"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "word": "Ibadite"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sunnite"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Shiiteness"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shiitic"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shiitism"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Shiitize",
      "word": "Shiitization"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Shi'a",
        "3": "ite"
      },
      "expansion": "Shi'a + -ite",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ش ي ع"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shi'a + -ite",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Shiites",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Shiite (plural Shiites)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "word": "Muslim"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Twelver"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zaydite"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Shi'i"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shi'ism"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Shi'ism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of the Shi'a."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Shi'a",
          "Shi'a"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃiːaɪt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːaɪt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Shi'i Muslim"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shi'i"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shi'a Muslim"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shi'a"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ],
      "word": "rafidi"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shi'ite"
    },
    {
      "word": "Shīʻite"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šīʕiyy",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شِيعِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šīʕiyya",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "شِيعِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "šia",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "շիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "şiə"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śiẏa",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "শিয়া"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "xiïta"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "什葉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shíyè",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "什叶"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šíita"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "shia"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "shiit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sjiiet"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "ŝijaano"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "ŝijaisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "šiia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "shiia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "shiialainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chiite"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schiit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schiitin"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "שיעי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śiyā",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "शिया"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "síita"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sciita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shīa",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "シーア"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shīī",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "シーイー"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "şiit",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "шиит"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šiit",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шиит"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ši'e",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "شیعه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szyita"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "xiita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "șiit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "șiită"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šiít",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шии́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šiit"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chiíta"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "word": "Şii"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jiitan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hijiitan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "member of the Shi'a",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jijiitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Shiite"
}

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