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).
Practica parlar i memoritzar " شهيد " i moltes altres paraules i frases a Arabic .