shaheed

noun
/ʃəˈhiːd/

Etymology

From Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, “martyr, witness”).

  1. borrowed from شَهِيد — “martyr, witness

Definitions

  1. An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is…

    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.
  2. A surname.

The neighborhood

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