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shaheed - What does it mean?

Definition of 'shaheed'

English

Alternative forms

* shahid

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.
  • *{{quote-news|year=2007|date=January 16|author=Joan Dupont|title=For a Director on the Rise, Sarajevo’s War Years Linger|work=New York Times citation
  • |passage=She has told the child that her father was a shaheed , a martyr, concealing the real story of her brutal conception. }}

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