Etymology

rafidi

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Arabic رَافِضِيّ
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromرَافِضِيّ
  2. English todayrafidi

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

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