"shaheed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shaheeds [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, “martyr, witness”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|ar|شَهِيد|t=martyr, witness}} Unadapted borrowing from Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, “martyr, witness”), {{root|en|ar|ش ه د}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} shaheed (plural shaheeds)
  1. An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: shahed, shahid Related terms: hero, kamikaze Translations (Islamic or Sikh martyr): şəhid (Azerbaijani), syahid (Indonesian), шаһид (şahid) (Kazakh), шейіт (şeiıt) (Kazakh), şehîd (ku) (Northern Kurdish), шахид (šaxid) [masculine] (Russian), šehid (Serbo-Croatian), shahidi (Swahili), şehit (Turkish)

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