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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa) +‎ -iet. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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  • IPA(key): /ʃiˈit/
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  • Hyphenation: sji‧iet
  • Rhymes: -it

Noun

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sjiiet m (plural sjiieten)

  1. (Islam) A Shi'a Muslim, a Shiite.

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