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Where does “شهید” come from?

شهید (Persian) comes from Arabic شَهِيد, from Arabic شَهِدَ, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.

شهید (Persian): martyr

Definitions

  1. martyr

Ancestry of “شهید”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَهِيدwitness, martyr
2Arabicشَهِدَto witness, to bear witness; to witness, to...
3Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
4Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
5Persianکهرباamber
6Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
7Persianکاستن—
8Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “شهید”

  • शहीद
  • شہید
  • şehîd
  • şehîd
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