Shi'i
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Shi'i
- /ˈʃiːi/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic شِيعِيّ (šīʕiyy), from الشِّيعَة (aš-šīʕa, “the Shi'a”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
By surface analysis, Shi'a + -i.
adjective more Shi'i · most Shi'i · Shīʻī · Shii
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Synonym of Shiite.
Coordinate term: Sunni
Similar: Shiite
noun Shi'is · Shīʻī · Shii
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Synonym of Shiite.
Coordinate term: Sunni
Similar: Shiite
Translations
Talk about this word "Shi'i." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shi'i. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Shi'i. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shi'i "Shi'i." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shi'i.Cite this
@misc{shi_i_2026,
title = {Shi'i},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shi'i},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
