شهید
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd).
Noun[edit]
شهید • (şehid)
Descendants[edit]
- Turkish: şehit
Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʃa.ˈhiːð]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃæ.ɦíːd̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃä.ɦíd̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | šahīḏ |
Dari reading? | šahīd |
Iranian reading? | šahid |
Tajik reading? | šahid |
Noun[edit]
شهید • (šahid) (plural شهیدان (šahidân) or شهدا (šohadâ) or شهیدها (šahid-hâ))
Usage notes[edit]
- شهید (šahid) is used more widely in Persian and other Middle Eastern languages than martyr is in English (especially in official language), and includes those who did not willingly choose death or sacrifice, e.g. children.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- شهید on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia fa
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “شهید”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
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