شیعه

See also: شيعة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃiː.ˈʔa/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃiː.ʔǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃi.jǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃi.jǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃiː.ʔé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃi.ʔǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šī'a
Dari reading^?	šī'a
Iranian reading^?	ši'e
Tajik reading^?	ši'a

Audio (Iran): (file)

Proper noun

شیعه • (ši'e)

the Shia
Shia Islam
Synonym: تشیع (tašayyo')

Derived terms

شیعی (ši'i)

Adjective

شیعه • (ši'e)

Shia, Shi'ite
Synonym: شیعی (ši'i)

Noun

شیعه • (ši'e) (plural شیعه‌ها, or شیعیان (ši'iyân))

(colloquial) Shia, Shi'ite
Synonym: شیعی (ši'i)

(colloquial speech)
bištar-e mosalmun-hâ-ye irâni ši'e-and.
Most Iranian Muslims are Shi'ites.

See also

اباضیان (ebâziyân, “Ibadis”)
اهل سنت (ahl-e sonnat, “the Sunnis”)