شيعة

Meaning

1. cult, sect
2. (collective) followers, assistants
3. (collective) adherents, disciples, partisans
4. faction, party
5. (definite) the Shi'a

Concepts

faction

breakaway

fan

follower

group

supporter

Shia

adherent

Shia islam

Synonyms

تابع

جماعة

ذنب

مجموعة

طائفة

فئة

فرقة

حزب

قوم

ناصر

زمرة

Translations

Anhänger

Befürworter

Gruppe

Sympathisant

ομάδα

οπαδός

υποστηρικτής

adepte

adhérent

chiisme

fraction

groupe

partisan

secte

secta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃiː.ʕa/

Etymology

Compare شَاعَ (šāʕa, “to spread (intransitive), to become known”). Cognate with Hebrew סיעה (si'a, “party, faction”).