Zaidi

[ zahy-dee ]

/ ˈzaɪ di /

Zaydi.

Origin of Zaidi

< Arabic Zayd an imam of the 8th century + -ī suffix of appurtenance

Zaydi

[ zahy-dee ]

/ ˈzaɪ di /

a member of a Shiʿite sect prominent in Yemen.

In the north, the Zaidi Shia Houthi rebellion, which has been a chronic problem for a decade, has resumed again.

Where al Qaeda Is Winning |Bruce Riedel |June 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
A third cable was thrown from the boat toward Zaidi, but he failed to catch it till the sixth throw.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd
No more strange and perilous position than that of Zaidi can be imagined.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd
But Zaidi below, by hanging on to the rope, pulled the boat against the rock where it lay wedged.

Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa |Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson

To the upper part Zaidi clung, seated on the rock, his feet in the water.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd
Attempt after attempt was made to get this within Zaidi's reach, but the whirling waters flung it about like a whip-lash.

Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa |Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson