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