Shafiʿi

[ shaf-ee-ee, shah-fee-ee ]

/ ˈʃæf i i, ˈʃɑ fi i /

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noun

one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by al-Shafiʿi.

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Origin of Shafiʿi

<Arabic Shāfiʿī, derivative of name of founder al-Shāfiʿī

OTHER WORDS FROM Shafiʿi

Shaf·i·ʿite, noun

Words nearby Shafiʿi

shaduf, Shadwell, shady, SHAEF, Shaffer, Shafiʿi, shaft, shaft alley, Shaftesbury, shaft feather, shaft grave