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Meaning of shaheed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ʃəˈhiːd/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

हिन्दी शहीद
Bahasa Indonesia syahid
Русский шахи́д
Türkçe şehit

Examples

“She has told the child that her father was a shaheed, a martyr, concealing the real story of her brutal conception.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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