شهید

See also: شهيد and شہید

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd).

Noun

شهید • (şehid)

1. martyr

Descendants

• Turkish: şehit

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃa.ˈhiːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɦíːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɦíːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jíːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃä.jíd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.ɦíːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.ɦíd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	šahīḏ
Dari reading?	šahīd
Iranian reading?	šahid
Tajik reading?	šahid

Noun

شهید • (šahid) (plural شهیدان (šahidân) or شهدا (šohadâ) or شهیدها (šahid-hâ))

1. martyr

Related terms

• شهادت (šahâdat)
• شاهد (šâhed)

Proper noun

شهید • (šahid)

1. Shahid (a title)