| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Witness in Arabic and Beloved in Persian |
| Region of origin | South Asia, Middle East |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Shahed, Shaheed |
| Related names | Shahida |
Shahid or Shahed (Arabic: شاهد šāhid) is a given name translating to "Witness" in Arabic and "Beloved" in Persian, mostly found in South Asia.
It is derived form the same[clarification needed] root š-h-d (c.f. Shahadah).[1]
Shahid is a male Muslim name and Arabic in origin. The name is most common[clarification needed] in Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
It is not to be confused with a different word, a religious term, written and pronounced differently, Shaheed (Arabic: شهيد šahīd, plural: شُهَدَاء šuhadāʾ; female: šaheeda), meaning "martyr". The term Shaheed (Arabic: شَهيد šahīd), "martyr", is used as A martyr who is slain in the cause of God's religion; one who is slain by unbelievers in the field of battle; one who is slain fighting in the cause of God's religion[citation needed].
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People named Shahid
Given name
- Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (born 1958), politician and former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Shahid Afridi (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer
- Shahid Ahmed (born 1988), Pakistani footballer
- Shahid Ahmed (cricketer) (born 1975), cricket player
- Shahid Azmi (1977-2010), Indian lawyer and human rights activist
- Shaheed Kader, Indian film director
- Shahid Kapoor (born 1981), Bollywood actor
- Shahid Khan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Shaheed Latif (1913–1967), Indian film producer
- Shahid Parvez Khan (born 1955), Indian sitar player
- Shaied Nazir (born 1980), convicted of the racially motivated murder of Ross Parker
- Shahid Mahmood (1939–2020), Pakistani cricketer
Stage name
- Shahid (actor), Pakistani actor active from 1971 to 1998
Surname
- Abdulla Shahid Maldivian MP
- Imran Shahid, ringleader of gang responsible for the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland
- Leila Shahid, Palestinian diplomat
- Mohammed Shahid (born 14 April 1960), Indian field hockey player
- Munib Shahid, Chairman of Hematology and Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine of the American University of Beirut
- Parvez Ahmed Shahid, Pakistani retired banker
- Rashid Shaheed (born 1998), American football player
- Serene Husseini Shahid; writer, promoter of Palestinian costumes.
- Zeeshan Shahid, convicted of the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland
- Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson aka Shakur Stevenson.Two time unified world champion and Olympic silver medalist.
Legendary figures
- Shahid ibn Jarr (Shehid ibn Jerr), the name for Seth in Yazidism
References
- ^ "One who tells, or gives information of, what he has witnessed, or seen or beheld with his eye; one who declares what he know [...] a witness, as meaning one who gives testimony, or evidence; who bears witness; [...]The witness against those to whom he has been sent." Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon (1863) I.1611.
See also
- Shahid (disambiguation)
- Shahidi (surname)
- All pages beginning with Shaheed
- All pages beginning with Shahid
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This page was last edited on 4 March 2024, at 23:38