rafidi

English

Alternative forms

• rāfiḍī
• rafezi, râfezi, râfeżi, rāfeżī (via Persian)
• rafidhi (nonstandard transcription)

Etymology

From Arabic رَافِضِيّ (rāfiḍiyy, literally “rejector”), formed from the active participle of the verb رَفَضَ (rafaḍa, “to refuse, deny”).

Noun

rafidi (plural rafidis or rafida or rawafid)

1. (offensive, religious slur) A Shiite.

   Synonym: Rafidite

See also

• nasibi