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شَهِيد

shahīdan

witnesses

সাক্ষী

Root letters: ش ه دAppears 56 times in the Qur'an#206 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ش ه د

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)شَهِيدًۭا35 times
  • Dual (muthannā)شَهِيدَيْنِ1 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)شُهَدَآءَ20 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • شَهِيدًۭا(as) a witnessshahīdan · 8 times
  • شُهَدَآءَwitnessesshuhadāa · 7 times
  • شَهِيدٌ(is) a Witnessshahīdun · 7 times
  • شَهِيدًاa Witnessshahīdan · 6 times
  • شَهِيدًۢا(as) a witnessshahīdan · 4 times
  • وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِand the martyrswal-shuhadāi · 2 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ش ه د — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And indeed, he is to that a witness.

Surah 100:7 — Read full ayah

And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.

Surah 50:21 — Read full ayah

And sufficient is Allāh as a witness between us and you that we were of your worship unaware."

Surah 10:29 — Read full ayah