Names from the Arabic root sh-h-d

The root’s family tree

ش ه د sh-h-d · witnessing

• شهيد Syahid ♂ · Shahid ♂
• شهداء Syuhada ♀ · Syuhadah ♂♀
• شاهدة Shahida ♀
• شهادة Syahadat ♂
• شهود Suhud ♂

Every name from the root sh-h-d

• شهيد “witness; martyr” en.wiktionary.org Syahid ♂Shahid ♂
• شهداء “witnesses; martyrs” en.wiktionary.org Syuhada ♀Syuhadah ♂♀
• شاهدة “female witness” en.wiktionary.org Shahida ♀
• شهادة “testimony; the Islamic creed” en.wiktionary.org Syahadat ♂
• شهود “witnesses” en.wiktionary.org Suhud ♂

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 4 Girl: 2

Sources

1. Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ش ه د · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
2. Wiktionary: شهيد · en.wiktionary.org · root of Syahid, Syuhada, Syuhadah and Shahid
3. Wiktionary: شهداء · en.wiktionary.org · root of Syuhada and Syuhadah
4. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): شَاهِدة · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Shahida
5. Wiktionary: شهادة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Syahadat
6. Wiktionary: شاهد · en.wiktionary.org · root of Suhud
7. Wiktionary: شهود · en.wiktionary.org · root of Suhud

Related roots

Same first two letters (ش ه):

• ش ه رsh-h-r4 names

Families of a similar size (7 names):

• ف و زf-w-z7 names
• ح ف ظḥ-f-ẓ7 names
• ج م لj-m-l7 names
• ك م لk-m-l7 names
• ك ر مk-r-m7 names
• م ل كm-l-k7 names
• ن ف سn-f-s7 names

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An Arabic root describes how a word is built. It says nothing about the background of anyone who bears the name.