English Explanatory Dictionary

rafidi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Shiite.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of rafidi.

Word forms

rafidi rafidis rafida rawafid rāfiḍī rafezi râfezi râfeżi rāfeżī rafidhi

Etymology

From Arabic رَافِضِيّ (rāfiḍiyy, literally “rejector”), formed from the active participle of the verb رَفَضَ (rafaḍa, “to refuse, deny”).

Synonyms

Rafidite

Related words

nasibi
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