Shahid
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
MeaningWitness in Arabic and Beloved in Persian
Region of originSouth Asia, Middle East
Other names
Alternative spellingShahed, Shaheed
Related namesShahida

Shahid or Shahed (Arabic: شاهد šāhid) is a given name translating to 'Witness' in Arabic and 'Beloved' in Persian, mostly found in South Asia.

It is derived from the root š-h-d[1] (c.f. Shahada).[2]

Shahid is a male Muslim name and Arabic in origin. The name is common in Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

It is not to be confused with a different word, a religious term, written and pronounced differently, Shahid (Arabic: شهيد, romanized: šahīd, plural شُهَدَاء šuhadā, female šaheeda), meaning 'martyr'.

People named Shahid

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References

  1. ^ The dictionary definition of ش ه د#Arabic at Wiktionary
  2. ^ "One who tells, or gives information of, what he has witnessed, or seen or beheld with his eye; one who declares what he know [...] a witness, as meaning one who gives testimony, or evidence; who bears witness; [...]The witness against those to whom he has been sent." Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon (1863) I.1611.

See also

Look up شهد or شاهد in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Look up Shaheed or Shahid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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