Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شهید (şehid), from Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃeˈhit/
- Hyphenation: şe‧hit
Noun
şehit (definite accusative şehidi, plural şehitler or şüheda)
- martyr
- a soldier, especially a Turkish one, killed in war
1921, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, İstiklâl Marşı:Şüheda fışkıracak, toprağı sıksan şüheda!- Martyrs would pour forth, all martyrs, should one simply clutch the earth!
(Can we date this quote?), “İzmir Marşı”:İzmir’in dağlarında oturdum kaldım /
İzmir’in dağlarında oturdum kaldım /
Şehit olanları deftere yazdım /
Şehit olanları deftere yazdım- I found myself sitting on the mountains of Izmir /
I found myself sitting on the mountains of Izmir /
I wrote down (the names of) the martyrs in a notebook /
I wrote down (the names of) the martyrs in a notebook
Usage notes
- şehit is used more frequently in the second sense in modern Turkish. Special cultural significance is afforded to the war dead, particularly young conscripts, and military service has been considered a tradition for young men.
Declension
Declension of şehit
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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şehit
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şehitler
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| definite accusative
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şehidi
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şehitleri
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| dative
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şehide
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şehitlere
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| locative
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şehitte
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şehitlerde
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| ablative
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şehitten
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şehitlerden
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| genitive
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şehidin
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şehitlerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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şehidim
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şehitlerim
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| 2nd singular
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şehidin
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şehitlerin
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| 3rd singular
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şehidi
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şehitleri
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| 1st plural
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şehidimiz
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şehitlerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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şehidiniz
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şehitleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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şehitleri
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şehitleri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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şehidimi
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şehitlerimi
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| 2nd singular
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şehidini
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şehitlerini
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| 3rd singular
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şehidini
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şehitlerini
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| 1st plural
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şehidimizi
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şehitlerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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şehidinizi
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şehitlerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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şehitlerini
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şehitlerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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şehidime
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şehitlerime
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| 2nd singular
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şehidine
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şehitlerine
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| 3rd singular
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şehidine
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şehitlerine
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| 1st plural
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şehidimize
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şehitlerimize
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| 2nd plural
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şehidinize
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şehitlerinize
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| 3rd plural
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şehitlerine
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şehitlerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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şehidimde
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şehitlerimde
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| 2nd singular
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şehidinde
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şehitlerinde
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| 3rd singular
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şehidinde
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şehitlerinde
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| 1st plural
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şehidimizde
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şehitlerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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şehidinizde
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şehitlerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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şehitlerinde
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şehitlerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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şehidimden
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şehitlerimden
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| 2nd singular
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şehidinden
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şehitlerinden
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| 3rd singular
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şehidinden
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şehitlerinden
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| 1st plural
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şehidimizden
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şehitlerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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şehidinizden
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şehitlerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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şehitlerinden
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şehitlerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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şehidimin
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şehitlerimin
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| 2nd singular
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şehidinin
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şehitlerinin
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| 3rd singular
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şehidinin
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şehitlerinin
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| 1st plural
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şehidimizin
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şehitlerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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şehidinizin
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şehitlerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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şehitlerinin
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şehitlerinin
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See also
Further reading
- “şehit”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu