Etymology

shahada

sha·ha·da
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Today it means: The Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed); the first of the five pillars of Islam. Full definition →

Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda)
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  1. Arabicشَهِدَ (šahida)
  2. Arabicشَهَادَة (šahāda)
  3. English todayshahada

Borrowed from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda, “witnessing”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicشَهَادَة all →

Shehadeh

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.