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Shahida

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Shahida or Shaheeda may refer to:

A feminine name

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A female martyr

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"Shaheeda" (Arabic: شهيدة) is the Arabic word for a female martyr in Islam, war, or politics. It has been borrowed into other languages with variable spellings and meanings.

  • For the word "Shahida" in Israeli English and Modern Hebrew (שָׁהִידָה), derived from the Arabic word, see Islamophobic trope § Shahid

In South Asian languages the word "Shaheed" (from Arabic: شهيد, romanizedShaheed, lit.'a male martyr') is not gendered.

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