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Shaheed (noun) means a Muslim or Sikh who has died carrying out a religious duty and is believed to enter Paradise.

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A Muslim or Sikh who has died carrying out a religious duty and is believed to enter Paradise.

"She has told the child that her father was a shaheed, a martyr, concealing the real story of her brutal conception." — Joan Dupont, For a Director on the Rise, Sarajevo’s War Years Linger (2007)

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Came from Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, "martyr, witness").

Rhymes for shaheed

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"shaheed" (noun) means a Muslim or Sikh who has died carrying out a religious duty and is believed to enter Paradise.