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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 from the root š-h-d [1] (c.f. Shahada). [2] Shahid is a male Muslim name and Arabic in origin. The name is common in Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
The word usually retains a similar or broader meaning, [4] but has been recently adopted in Modern Hebrew and Israeli English (Hebrew: שהיד, romanized: Shahid, a loanword from Palestinian Arabic) with a different meaning. According to Haaretz the word "Shahid" has become "synonymous" with "terrorist" among Hebrew speakers in Israel. [5]
Shahid is an alternate spelling for shaheed, a word that means "male martyr" in Arabic. The word is used in Islam and some non-Muslim communities. Shahid or Shaheed may also refer to:
Shahid (given name) Shahidi ( Persian : شهیدی ) is a common surname in Iran , Afghanistan and Tajikistan . Like the given name Shahid , it is a Muslim theophoric name , from Aš-Šāhid ( الشهيد ), one of the 99 names of God in the Qur'an .
The Times of India gave the film 4 out of 5 stars concluding, "The film belongs to Kareena and Shahid who pitch in memorable performances and lend a whole new meaning to the boy-meets-girl story." [55] Taran Adarsh from indiaFM gave the film a 3.5 out of 5 rating saying it is "as refreshing as an ice-cold watermelon juice in scorching heat."
Shahin is Male or Female given name which is the Persian term for hawk or falcon, specifically the peregrine falcon.The name Shahin is a composite of two nouns: "shah" – king and "īn" – a sign of proportion, freedom, or "royal"; thus literally "king of the birds".
Shahid is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film directed by Hansal Mehta, written by Sameer Gautam Singh and jointly produced by Anurag Kashyap and Sunil Bohra in association with Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under the UTV Spotboy banner.
Shah is a popular surname in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. [1]Shah (/ ʃ ɑː /; Persian: شاه, romanized: Šāh, pronounced , 'king') is a title given to the emperors, kings, princes and lords of Iran (historically known as Persia in the West). [2]