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Shehata

Shehata proper noun: a surname from Arabic.

Proper noun

Shehata (plural Shehatas)

  1. A surname from Arabic.

Forms of Shehata

pluralShehatas

Origin of Shehata

Borrowed from Arabic شَحَّاتَة (šaḥḥāta), from شَحَّات (šaḥḥāt, “beggar”). In the Dictionary of American Family Names, the surname is given as a variant of Shehadeh, which is apparently from a different root. This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.

Questions about Shehata

What does Shehata mean?
Shehata means a surname from Arabic.
What part of speech is Shehata?
Shehata is a proper noun.

Words near Shehata in the dictionary

  1. Shehadeh
  2. Shehadehs
  3. shehakol
  4. Shehan
  5. Shehans
  6. Shehata
  7. Shehatas
  8. shehe
  9. Shehecheyanu
  10. Sheheheyanu
  11. Sheherazade

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