ਸ਼ਹੀਦ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd), literally "witness".

Noun

ਸ਼ਹੀਦ • (śahīd) m (Shahmukhi spelling شہید)

1. martyr, sacrificed
   • Bhai Gurdas, translation by Dr Jodh Singh, Varan Bhai Gurdas, page 3:

     ਮੁਰਦਾ ਹੋਇ ਮੁਰੀਦ ਨ ਗਲੀਂ ਹੋਵਣਾ ਸਾਬਰ ਸਿਦਕਿ ਸਹੀਦੁ ਭਰਮ ਭਉ ਖੋਵਣਾ

     murdā hoe murīd na galī̃ hovṇā sābar sidak shahīd bharam bhau khovṇā

     Only by becoming dead in life, i.e. totally detached, and not through mere verbal jargon one can become a true disciple. One could be such a person only after getting sacrificed for truth and contentment and by eschewing delusions and fears.

Related terms

• ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ (śahādat)

Proper noun

ਸ਼ਹੀਦ • (śahīd) m (Shahmukhi spelling شہید)

1. shaheed (a title)

References

• “ਸ਼ਹੀਦ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024