shaheed
/ʃəˈhiːd/
shaheed noun: an Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.
Noun
shaheed (plural shaheeds)
- 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
Proper noun capitalized: Shaheed
Shaheed (plural Shaheeds)
- A surname.
shaheed meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi
shaheed in Hindi
- Islamic or Sikh martyr
- शहीद śahīd
shaheed in Urdu
- Islamic or Sikh martyr
- شَہِید śahīd
shaheed in Bengali
- Islamic or Sikh martyr
- শহীদ śohid
shaheed in Punjabi
- Islamic or Sikh martyr
- ਸ਼ਹੀਦ śahīd, شَہِید śahīd
More languagesFewer languages
- shaheed in Pashto
- شهيد šahíd
- shaheed in Arabic
- شَهِيد šahīd, شَهِيدَة šahīda
- shaheed in Malay
- syahid
- shaheed in Indonesian
- syahid
Forms of shaheed
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | shaheeds |
| alternative form | shahed |
| alternative form | shahid |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Shaheeds |
Origin of shaheed
From Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, “martyr, witness”).
Phrases with shaheed
Questions about shaheed
- What does shaheed mean?
- Shaheed means an Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.
- What is shaheed in Hindi?
- Shaheed in Hindi is शहीद (śahīd). See Shaheed meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is shaheed?
- Shaheed can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce shaheed?
- Shaheed is pronounced /ʃəˈhiːd/.
- What is the plural of shaheed?
- The plural of shaheed is shaheeds.
Words near shaheed in the dictionary
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