SINCE 1828
fi·daʽi
variants:
or
fida'i
or
fidai
\ fiˈdäˌē
\
or less commonly
fidawi
\ -äwē
\
or
fedai
\ -äˌē
\
plural fidaʽis
or fida'is
or fidai
or fidais
also fidawi
or fidawis
or fedai
or fedais
Definition of fidaʽi
: a member of an Ismaili order of assassins known for their willingness to offer up their lives in order to carry out delegated assignments of murdering appointed victims
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