شیعه
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See also: شيعة
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʃiː.ˈʔa]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃiː.ʔé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃi.ʔǽ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | šī'a |
Dari reading? | šī'a |
Iranian reading? | ši'e |
Tajik reading? | šiʾa |
Proper noun
[edit]شیعه • (ši'e)
- the Shia
- Shia Islam
- Synonym: تشیع (tašayyo')
Derived terms
[edit]- شیعی (ši'i)
Adjective
[edit]شیعه • (ši'e)
Noun
[edit]شیعه • (ši'e) (plural شیعهها (ši'e-hâ) or شیعیان (ši'iyân))
- (colloquial) Shia, Shi'ite
- Synonym: شیعی (ši'i)
- بیشتر مسلمونهای ایرونی شیعهاند. (colloquial speech)
- bištar-e mosalmun-hâ-ye iruni ši'e-and.
- Most Iranian Muslims are Shi'ites.