شیعه

See also: شيعة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šī'a
Dari reading? šī'a
Iranian reading? ši'e
Tajik reading? ši'a
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Proper noun

شیعه • (šī'a / ši'e) (Tajik spelling Шиа or Шиъа)

  1. Shi'a Islam (the second largest denomination of Islam, followed by 200–300 million people, who's adherent's believe that Muhammad appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor prior to his death)
    Synonym: تشیع (tašayyu' / tašayyo')
  2. (collective) Shi'a, Shi'ites (adherents of Shi'a Islam)

Adjective

شیعه • (šī'a / ši'e) (Tajik spelling шиа, or шиъа)

  1. Shi'a, Shi'ite
    Synonym: شیعی (šī'ī / ši'i)
    Coordinate terms: اباضی (ibāzī / ebâzi), سنی (sunnī / sonni)

Noun

شیعه • (šī'a / ši'e) (plural شیعه‌ها (šī'a-hā / ši'e-hâ), Tajik spelling шиа, or шиъа)

  1. Shi'a, Shi'ite (member of the Shi'a)
    Synonym: شیعی (šī'ī / ši'i)
    بیشتر مسلمونای ایرانی شیعه‌اند. (colloquial Tehrani)
    bištar-e mosalmunâ-ye irâni ši'e-and.
    Most Iranian Muslims are Shi'ites.

Further reading

  • Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “شیعه”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “شیعه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
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