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shia

Shi·ʿah
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shee-uh]
    • /ˈʃi ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shee-uh]
    • /ˈʃi ə/

Definitions of shia word

  • noun shia a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him. 1
  • noun,plural shia Shiite people 1
  • abbreviation SHIA Shiite 0

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Origin of shia

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30, Shiʿah is from the Arabic word shīʿah literally, sect

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

shia usage trend in Literature

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