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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rafidi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rafi-di
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Shiite.

Offensive

noun

Alternative letter-case form of rafidi.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: رَافِضِيّ, ر ف ض

Usage

Inflected Forms

rafidis (plural) rafida (plural) rawafid (plural) rāfiḍī (alternative) rafezi (alternative) râfezi (alternative) râfeżi (alternative) rāfeżī (alternative) rafidhi (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

nasibi

Synonyms

Rafidite

Questions

What does rafidi mean?
A Shiite.
Where does rafidi come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce rafidi

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