xiita
See also: xiïta
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa, “Shia”) + -ita.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈi.tɐ/ [ʃɪˈi.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈi.ta/ [ʃɪˈi.ta]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃji.tɐ/
- Rhymes: -itɐ
- Hyphenation: xi‧i‧ta
Adjective
xiita m or f (plural xiitas, not comparable)
- (Islam) Shiite (of, or relating to Shiites or the Shi'a branch of Islam)
- (slang) extremist (taking an extreme view on something)
Noun
xiita m or f by sense (plural xiitas)
- (Islam) Shiite (a member of the Shi'a branch of Islam)
- (slang) extremist (someone who has an extreme view on something)
Coordinate terms
Further reading
- “xiita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “xiita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026