English Explanatory Dictionary

shaheed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ʃəˈhiːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shaheed.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-shaheed.wav

Word forms

shaheed shaheeds shahed shahid

Etymology

From Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, “martyr, witness”).

Related words

hero kamikaze Shaheed Path
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