ਸ਼ਹੀਦ
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd), literally "witness".
Noun
ਸ਼ਹੀਦ • (śahīd) m (Shahmukhi spelling شہید)
- 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.
- Bhai Gurdas, translation by Dr Jodh Singh, Varan Bhai Gurdas, page 3:
Related terms
- ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ (śahādat)
Proper noun
ਸ਼ਹੀਦ • (śahīd) m (Shahmukhi spelling شہید)
- shaheed (a title)
References
- “ਸ਼ਹੀਦ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023