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Etymology of Shi'i

Borrowed from Arabic شِيعِيّ (šīʕiyy), from الشِّيعَة (aš-šīʕa, “the Shi'a”) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, Shi'a + -i.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Synonym of Shiite.

adj

Synonym of Shiite.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Arabic شِيعِيّ (šīʕiyy), from الشِّيعَة (aš-šīʕa, “the Shi'a”) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, Shi'a + -i.

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