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Plural
شَهَادَات
Most common words from the same root
شَهَادَة in English
Noun · feminine
Verbal noun of شَهِدَ (to testify): the act or idea of the verb.
- testimony, witness
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ ٱلْمُحْصَنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ فَٱجْلِدُوهُمْ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَلَا تَقْبَلُوا لَهُمْ شَهَادَةً أَبَدًا وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَاسِقُونَAs for those who accuse chaste women and do not bring four witnesses, strike them eighty lashes, and never accept any testimony from them after that, and they are transgressors.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:4
- statement
- certificate, certification, testimonial, affidavit
- diploma
- transcript
- attestation, attest
- credentials, identification
- creed; credo
- shahada: the basic Islamic creed, or one of its two parts, i.e. faith in one God and in Muhammad as his prophet; collectively also called الشَّهَادَتَانِ (aš-šahādatāni)
- martyrdom
Words from the root ش-ه-د
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
شَهِدَ
· present يَشْهَدُ
Form I · The plain action
to testify, to bear witness, to give testimony, to give evidence; to attest, to confirm, to certify; to witness (a signature)
شَهِدَ
· present يَشْهَدُ
Form I · The plain action
to witness, to be a witness; to experience personally, to see with one’s own eyes; to be present, to attend, to be around
شُهُود
شَاهِد
مَشْهُود
شَاهَدَ
· present يُشَاهِدُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to see (with one’s own eyes), to view, to inspect, to watch, to observe, to witness
أَشْهَدَ
· present يُشْهِدُ
Form IV · Causative
to call a witness; to die as a martyr/a shahid
إِشْهَاد
مُشْهِد
مُشْهَد
اِسْتَشْهَدَ
· present يَسْتَشْهِدُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to call a witness, to cite a witness; to cite, to quote; to attest
اِسْتِشْهَاد
مُسْتَشْهِد
مُسْتَشْهَد
اُسْتُشْهِدَ
· present يُسْتَشْهَدُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to become a martyr, to die as a martyr
اِسْتِشْهَاد
مُسْتَشْهَد
شَهَادَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | شَهَادَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | شَهَادَات |
شَهَادَة in a sentence
Dictionary examples
testimony
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ ٱلْمُحْصَنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ فَٱجْلِدُوهُمْ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَلَا تَقْبَلُوا لَهُمْ شَهَادَةً أَبَدًا وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَاسِقُونَAs for those who accuse chaste women and do not bring four witnesses, strike them eighty lashes, and never accept any testimony from them after that, and they are transgressors.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:4
From a fully vowelled text
فَيَؤُولُ ذلِكَ لَكُمْ شَهَادَةً.And it shall turn to you for a testimony.Luke 21:13, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لاَ تَشْهَدْ عَلَى قَرِيبِكَ شَهَادَةَ زُورٍ.Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.Exodus 20:16, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَلاَ بِهذَا كَانَتْ شَهَادَتُهُمْ تَتَّفِقُ.But neither so did their witness agree together.Mark 14:59, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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