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Zaydi
or Zai·di
[ zahy-dee ]
noun
, Islam.
- a member of a Shiʿite sect prominent in Yemen.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Zaydi1
First recorded in 1700–10; from Arabic Zayd an imam of the 8th century + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin
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