الواصلة
 shia cres·centالتركية النطق
 şiı kresıntالنطق
 /ˈsʜēə ˈkresənt/ /ˈʃiːə ˈkrɛsənt/
علم أصول الكلمات
  ()  Shia + crescent. Coined by King Abdullah of Jordan in December 2004Ian Black. :Events are proving that the king of Jordan was right to warn of a 'Shia crescent' across the Middle East - even though the phrase was a tad undiplomatic, writes Ian Black. The Guardian, 26 January 2007