شهيد

Betekenis (Engels)

(archaic) witness
martyr

شهید

شهيدة

chahid

ιερομάρτυρας

μάρτυρας

Frekwensie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʃa.hiːd/

From the form I verb شَهِدَ (šahida, “to witness, to bear witness”), from the root ش ه د (š h d). Semantic evolution from "witness" to "martyr" is probably calqued from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus). Cognate with Hebrew שָׂהֵד (sahéd).