Meanings
shaheed1
nounshaheed (plural shaheeds)
plural shaheeds · alternative shahed · alternative shahid
- An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.
She has told the child that her father was a shaheed, a martyr, concealing the real story of her brutal conception.
2007 January 16, Joan Dupont, “For a Director on the Rise, Sarajevo’s War Years Linger”, in New York Times
Shaheed2
Origin
- Arabicشَهِيد“martyr, witness”
- Englishshaheed
From Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, “martyr, witness”).
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Arabic شَهِيد, شَهِيدَة
- شَهِيد (šahīd)Islamic or Sikh martyr
- شَهِيدَة (šahīda)Islamic or Sikh martyr
Bengali শহীদ
- শহীদ (śohid)Islamic or Sikh martyr
Finnish shahid
- shahidIslamic or Sikh martyr
French chahîd, chahid
- chahîdIslamic or Sikh martyr
- chahidIslamic or Sikh martyr
Hebrew שָׁהִיד
- שָׁהִיד (shahíd)Islamic or Sikh martyr
Hindi शहीद
- शहीद (śahīd)Islamic or Sikh martyr
Indonesian syahid
- syahidIslamic or Sikh martyr
Malay syahid
- syahidIslamic or Sikh martyr
Polish szahid, szahidka
- szahidIslamic or Sikh martyr
- szahidkaIslamic or Sikh martyr
Punjabi ਸ਼ਹੀਦ, شَہِید
- ਸ਼ਹੀਦ (śahīd)Islamic or Sikh martyr
- شَہِید (śahīd)Islamic or Sikh martyr
Russian шахид
- шахид (šaxid)Islamic or Sikh martyr
Swahili shahidi
- shahidiIslamic or Sikh martyr
Turkish şehit
- şehitIslamic or Sikh martyr
Ukrainian шахід, шагід
- шахід (šaxid)Islamic or Sikh martyr
- шагід (šahid)Islamic or Sikh martyr
Urdu شَہِید
- شَہِید (śahīd)Islamic or Sikh martyr
Cite this entry
APA
shaheed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaheed
MLA
“shaheed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaheed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shaheed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaheed.
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