Standard Lemma guide

shaheed

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ʃəˈhiːd/
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  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AH0 HH IY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: martyr, sufferer

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: şəhid — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Hindi: शहीद (śahīd) — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Indonesian: syahid — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Kazakh: шаһид (şahid) — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Kazakh: шейіт (şeiıt) — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Northern Kurdish: şehîd — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Malay: syahid — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Polish: szahid — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Polish: szahidka — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Punjabi: ਸ਼ਹੀਦ (śahīd) — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Russian: шахид (šaxid) — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Serbo-Croatian: šehid — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Swahili: shahidi — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Tausug: sahid — Islamic or Sikh martyr
  • Turkish: şehit — Islamic or Sikh martyr