شاهد
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شاهد¹
- /ʃaː.ha.da/
verb شَاهَدَ · šāhada · يُشَاهِدُ · مُشَاهَدَة · مُشَاهِد
- to see (with one’s own eyes), to view, to inspect, to watch, to observe, to witness شَاهَدْتُ كَثِيرًا مِنَ ٱلْأَجَانِبَ هُنَاكَ.
شاهد²
- /ʃaː.hid/
Where it comes from
Derived from the active participle of the verb شَهِدَ (šahida).
noun شَاهِد · šāhid · شُهُود · شَاهِدُونَ · أَشْهَاد · شُهَّد
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witness, one giving evidence
شَاهِد عِيَان
Similar: شَهِيد
- notary public
شاهد³
Where it comes from
Sense 6 might stem from the practice of raising the index finger while reciting the shahada.
noun شَاهِد · šāhid · شَوَاهِد · الشَّاهِد
- evidence, piece of evidence
- attestation
- textual evidence
- testimony
- upright, oblong tombstone
- forefinger, index finger
In English
Talk about this word "شاهد." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. شاهد. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF "شاهد." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF.Cite this
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title = {شاهد},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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