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Where does “شید” come from?

شید (Persian) comes from Urdu شہید, from Arabic شَهِيد, from Arabic شَهِدَ, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن — to see; to look.

شید (Persian): bright

Definitions

  1. bright

Ancestry of “شید”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduشہیدwitness; martyr
2Arabicشَهِيدwitness, martyr
3Arabicشَهِدَto witness, to bear witness; to witness, to...
4Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
5Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
6Persianکهرباamber
7Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
8Persianکاستن—
9Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “شید”

  • مهشید
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