shaheed en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, “martyr, witness”).
Meanings
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An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.
She has told the child that her father was a shaheed, a martyr, concealing the real story of her brutal conception.
2007 January 16, Joan Dupont, “For a Director on the Rise, Sarajevo’s War Years Linger”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shahid | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shaheeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shahed | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (45)
az шәһид (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · bn শহীদ (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · az şəhid (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · sq shahit (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · pl szahid (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · ms syahid (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · ug شاھىت (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · fr chahîd (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · kk шаһит (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · uz shahid (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · hi शहीद (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · prs شَهِید (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · fa-cls شَهِید (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · kk шейіт (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · he שָׁהִיד (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · kum шагьит (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · ur شَہِید (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · fa-ira شَهید (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · ota شهید (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · ar شَهِيد (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · pa ਸ਼ਹੀਦ (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · kmr şehîd (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · sw shahidi (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · tr şehit (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · sh шехид (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · sh šehid (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · pa شَہِید (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · ar شَهِيدَة (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · tk шехит (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · tg шаҳид (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · fr chahid (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · uz шаҳид (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · kk шаһид (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · pl szahidka (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · uk шахід (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · ba шаһит (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · fi shahid (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · uk шагід (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · ru шахид (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · ps شهيد (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · id syahid (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · zza şehid (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · tk şehit (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · tt шаһит (Islamic or Sikh martyr) · tsg sahid (Islamic or Sikh martyr)