شہادت

Urdu

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic شَهِدَ (šahida)
    Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda)bor.
    Classical Persian شَهَادَت (šahādat)bor.
    Urdu شَہادَت (śahādat)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian شَهَادَت (šahādat), borrowed from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda), from شَهِدَ (šahida).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃə.ɦɑː.d̪ət̪/
    • Rhymes: -ət̪
    • Syllabification: شَ‧ہا‧دَت

    Noun

    شَہادَت • (śahādat) f (Hindi spelling शहादत)

    1. martyrdom
    2. testimony
      Synonyms: گَواہ (gavāh), ساکْشْیَہ (sākśya)
    3. (Islam) shahada
    4. (rare) creed

    Declension

    Declension of شہادت
    singular plural
    direct شہادت (śahādat) شہادتیں (śahādatẽ)
    oblique شہادت (śahādat) شہادتوں (śahādatõ)
    vocative شہادت (śahādat) شہادتو (śahādato)

    References

    • “شہادت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • “شہادت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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