Shiʿah
or Shi·ʿa
[ shee-uh ]
/ ˈʃi ə /
noun Islam.
(used with a plural verb)
the Shiʿites.
(used with a singular verb)
Shiʿite.
Origin of Shiʿah
First recorded in 1620–30,
Shiʿah is from the Arabic word
shīʿah literally, sect