xiita

Meaning

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine, not-comparable) Shiite (of, or relating to Shiites or the Shi'a branch of Islam)
2. (feminine, masculine, not-comparable, slang) extremist (taking an extreme view on something)

Noun

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) Shiite (a member of the Shi'a branch of Islam)
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, slang) extremist (someone who has an extreme view on something)

Concepts

Shiite

partisan

pinko

Shi’a

shi’ite

zealot

drumbeater

Shi’ite

Shia

Shiah

Shia Muslim

Shiite Muslim

fan

Shi’ite Muslim

Synonyms

fanático

xiismo

Islão xiita

Translations

chiite

xiïta

شِيعِيّ

chi'ite

partisan

sjiitische

schiitisch

zélote

sjiitisch

Eiferer

σιίτης

fanatique

ζηλωτής

fanàtic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃiˈi.tɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: شِيعَة

In summary

From Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa, “Shia”) + -ita.