شيعة

See also: شیعه

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ش ي ع (š y ʕ)
9 terms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiː.ʕa/

Noun

شِيعَة • (šīʕa) f (plural شِيَع (šiyaʕ) or أَشْيَاع (ʔašyāʕ))

1. cult, sect
2. (collective) followers, assistants
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:15:

     وَدَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ عَلَىٰ حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فِيهَا رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ هَـٰذَا مِن شِيعَتِهِ وَهَـٰذَا مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ ۖ فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذِي مِن شِيعَتِهِ عَلَى الَّذِي مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ فَوَكَزَهُ مُوسَىٰ فَقَضَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ۖ قَالَ هَـٰذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ ۖ إِنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ مُّضِلٌّ مُّبِينٌ

     wadaḵala l-madīnata ʕalā ḥīni ḡaflatin min ʔahlihā fawajada fīhā rajulayni yaqtatilāni hāḏā min šīʕatihi wahāḏā min ʕaduwwihi fāstaḡāṯahu llaḏī min šīʕatihi ʕalā llaḏī min ʕaduwwihi fawakazahu mūsā faqaḍā ʕalayhi qāla hāḏā min ʕamali š-šayṭāni ʔinnahu ʕaduwwun muḍillun mubīnun

     [One day] he entered the city at a time when its people were not likely to take notice. He found there two men fighting, this one from among his followers, and that one from his enemies. The one who was from his followers sought his help against him who was from his enemies. So Moses hit him with his fist, whereupon he expired. He said, ‘This is of Satan’s doing. Indeed he is clearly a misguiding enemy.’

3. (collective) adherents, disciples, partisans
4. faction, party
5. (definite) the Shi'a

Declension

Declension of noun شِيعَة (šīʕa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شِيعَة šīʕa	الشِّيعَة aš-šīʕa	شِيعَة šīʕat
Nominative	شِيعَةٌ šīʕatun	الشِّيعَةُ aš-šīʕatu	شِيعَةُ šīʕatu
Accusative	شِيعَةً šīʕatan	الشِّيعَةَ aš-šīʕata	شِيعَةَ šīʕata
Genitive	شِيعَةٍ šīʕatin	الشِّيعَةِ aš-šīʕati	شِيعَةِ šīʕati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شِيعَتَيْن šīʕatayn	الشِّيعَتَيْن aš-šīʕatayn	شِيعَتَيْ šīʕatay
Nominative	شِيعَتَانِ šīʕatāni	الشِّيعَتَانِ aš-šīʕatāni	شِيعَتَا šīʕatā
Accusative	شِيعَتَيْنِ šīʕatayni	الشِّيعَتَيْنِ aš-šīʕatayni	شِيعَتَيْ šīʕatay
Genitive	شِيعَتَيْنِ šīʕatayni	الشِّيعَتَيْنِ aš-šīʕatayni	شِيعَتَيْ šīʕatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شِيَع‎; أَشْيَاع šiyaʕ‎; ʔašyāʕ	الشِّيَع‎; الْأَشْيَاع aš-šiyaʕ‎; al-ʔašyāʕ	شِيَع‎; أَشْيَاع šiyaʕ‎; ʔašyāʕ
Nominative	شِيَعٌ‎; أَشْيَاعٌ šiyaʕun‎; ʔašyāʕun	الشِّيَعُ‎; الْأَشْيَاعُ aš-šiyaʕu‎; al-ʔašyāʕu	شِيَعُ‎; أَشْيَاعُ šiyaʕu‎; ʔašyāʕu
Accusative	شِيَعًا‎; أَشْيَاعًا šiyaʕan‎; ʔašyāʕan	الشِّيَعَ‎; الْأَشْيَاعَ aš-šiyaʕa‎; al-ʔašyāʕa	شِيَعَ‎; أَشْيَاعَ šiyaʕa‎; ʔašyāʕa
Genitive	شِيَعٍ‎; أَشْيَاعٍ šiyaʕin‎; ʔašyāʕin	الشِّيَعِ‎; الْأَشْيَاعِ aš-šiyaʕi‎; al-ʔašyāʕi	شِيَعِ‎; أَشْيَاعِ šiyaʕi‎; ʔašyāʕi

Derived terms

• الشِّيعَة (aš-šīʕa, “the Shi'a”)
• شِيعِيّ (šīʕiyy, “Shiite”)

See also

• سُنِّيّ f (sunniyy)
• طَائِفَة f (ṭāʔifa)
• فِرْقَة f (firqa)