شهيد
- (archaic) witness
- martyr
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃa.hiːd/
Etymology
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).
شهید
شهيدة
mártir
Märtyrer
şehit
mártir
martelaar
martyr
martire
şehîd
ιερομάρτυρας
màrtir
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