Shiah

Shiah
Shi·ah or Shi·a also Shi·‘ah or Shi·‘a (shēʹə) Islam n.
1. (used with a pl. verb) The Shiites.
2. (used with a sing. verb) A Shiite.
adj.
Shiite.
  [Arabic šī‘a, following, sect, from šā‘a, to spread, become known. See śyʿ in Semitic Roots.]

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