Shahid: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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شاہد
شَاهِد
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Shahid (شاہد, Arabic شَاهِد) means “witness”. It comes from the Arabic root ش ه د. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ش ه د.
- Meaning
- witness
- معنی
- گواہ
Where it comes from
Active participle of shahida, to witness. The Quran calls the Prophet ﷺ shāhidan (33:45).
- Say it
- shaa-hidAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ش ه د
- Other spellings
- Shahed