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Also written شهد: شَهِدَ (to witness)
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شَهِدَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to testify, to bear witness, to give testimony, to give evidence
شَهِدَ الشَّاهِدُ بِالحَقِّ أَمَامَ القَاضِي.The witness testified to the truth in front of the judge.
- to attest, to confirm, to certify
- to witness (a signature)
- to acknowledge, to adjudge
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
شَهِدَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | شَهِدْتُ | أَشْهَدُ | أَشْهَدَ | أَشْهَدْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | شَهِدْتَ | تَشْهَدُ | تَشْهَدَ | تَشْهَدْ | اِشْهَدْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | شَهِدْتِ | تَشْهَدِينَ | تَشْهَدِي | تَشْهَدِي | اِشْهَدِي |
| هُوَ he | شَهِدَ | يَشْهَدُ | يَشْهَدَ | يَشْهَدْ | — |
| هِيَ she | شَهِدَتْ | تَشْهَدُ | تَشْهَدَ | تَشْهَدْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | شَهِدْتُمَا | تَشْهَدَانِ | تَشْهَدَا | تَشْهَدَا | اِشْهَدَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | شَهِدَا | يَشْهَدَانِ | يَشْهَدَا | يَشْهَدَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | شَهِدَتَا | تَشْهَدَانِ | تَشْهَدَا | تَشْهَدَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | شَهِدْنَا | نَشْهَدُ | نَشْهَدَ | نَشْهَدْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | شَهِدْتُمْ | تَشْهَدُونَ | تَشْهَدُوا | تَشْهَدُوا | اِشْهَدُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | شَهِدْتُنَّ | تَشْهَدْنَ | تَشْهَدْنَ | تَشْهَدْنَ | اِشْهَدْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | شَهِدُوا | يَشْهَدُونَ | يَشْهَدُوا | يَشْهَدُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | شَهِدْنَ | يَشْهَدْنَ | يَشْهَدْنَ | يَشْهَدْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | شَهَادَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | شَاهِد |
| Passive participle | مَشْهُود |
شَهِدَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to testify
شَهِدَ الشَّاهِدُ بِالحَقِّ أَمَامَ القَاضِي.The witness testified to the truth in front of the judge.
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