شهيد

See also: شهید and شہید

Arabic

Etymology

From the form I verb شَهِدَ (šahida, to witness, to bear witness). Semantic evolution from "witness" to "martyr" is probably calqued from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus).

Noun

شَهِيد (šahīd) m (plural شُهَدَاء (šuhadāʾ))

  1. witness
  2. martyr, someone killed in battle with the infidels
  3. anyone killed in action

Declension

Descendants

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