shiite

Questions about shiite

What does shiite mean?

shiite means "a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs".

How many syllables are in shiite?

shiite has 2 syllables: shi-ite. The stress falls on "shi". In IPA it is /ˈʃiˌaɪt/.

What is another word for shiite?

Close synonyms include Shi'ite, Shiite Muslim, Shi'ite Muslim, Shia Muslim. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shiite a common word?

shiite is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with shiite?

2 words rhyme with shiite. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.