Shi'i

1 of 2

noun (1)

shē-ˈē 

ˈshē-ē

: shiite

Shi'i adjective

Shiʽi

2 of 2

noun (2)

shēˈē

plural -s

: shiʽite

Shiʽi adjective

Shiʽi law was not in most respects significantly different from Sunni, and most of the time the two groups managed to live in peace.

—Ross E. Dunn, The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, 1986

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Arabic shīʽī, from shīʽa

Noun (2)

Arabic shiyaʽīy

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1728, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1728, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Shi'i

• striae