Shi'a
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Shi'a
- /ˈʃiːə/
Rhymes with -iːə
Where it comes from
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”).
proper noun Shia · Shiah · Shi'ah · Schiah
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Shi'a Islam.
In Islam, Sunni is a more triumphant version of the faith than Shia, which stresses the importance of suffering, following the founder Ali, who was persecuted.
Similar: Shi'i Islam, Shi'ism
- The followers of this branch of Islam; the Shiites. Throughout the Umayyad period, the Shi'a were confined to southern 'Iraq [...]
noun Shi'as · Shi'a · Shia · Shiah · Shi'ah · Schiah
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Synonym of Shiite.
Similar: Shiite
Translations
Talk about this word "Shi'a." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shi'a. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Shi'a. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shi'a "Shi'a." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shi'a.Cite this
@misc{shi_a_2026,
title = {Shi'a},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shi'a},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
