The story
- Arabic · borrowed fromشَهِيد“martyr, witness”
- English todayshaheed
From Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, “martyr, witness”).
Words from the same roots
Arabicشَهِيد all →
shahidka
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shaheed
Today it means: An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise. Full definition →
Arabic شَهِيد