shahidi

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

shahidi class V (plural mashahidi class VI)

  1. witness (one who sees or has personal knowledge of something)
  2. martyr
    Synonym: mfiadini

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 170 Nr. 1525
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