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witness in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- shāhid
- Arabizi
shahid- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- شُهَدَاءٌ shuhadāʾ
- Root
- ش ه د
How to use it
"Witness" is used as a person who sees an event or gives testimony. It is a masculine noun in Arabic, but can refer to any gender. The plural شُهَدَاء is used for multiple witnesses.
Example sentences
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شَهِدَتِ السَّجِلَّةُ الشَّاهِدَ.
shahadat al-sajilatu al-shāhid.
The record witnessed the witness.
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هُوَ شَاهِدٌ عَلَى الحَقِّ.
huwa shāhidun ʿalā al-ḥaqqi.
He is a witness to the truth.
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طَلَبْتُ شَهَادَةَ الشَّاهِدِ.
ṭalabtu shahādata al-shāhid.
I asked for the witness's testimony.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Witness logo
شعار ويتنيس
Acting as a witness
القيام بدور الشاهد
Harvest witness, smoke.
دخان الحقيقة
History is our witness.
ونقول ذلك والتاريخ شاهد بيننا.
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
ان كنت اشهد لنفسي فشهادتي ليست حقا.
A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
الشاهد الامين منجي النفوس. ومن يتفوه بالاكاذيب فغش.
A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
الشاهد الامين لن يكذب والشاهد الزور يتفوه بالاكاذيب.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
الشاهد الامين لن يكذب والشاهد الزور يتفوه بالاكاذيب.
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
« وشاهد » يوم الجمعة « ومشهود » يوم عرفة كذا فسرت الثلاثة في الحديث فالأول موعود به والثاني شاهد بالعمل فيه، والثالث تشهده الناس والملائكة، وجواب القسم محذوف صدره، تقديره لقد.
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
الشاهد الامين منجي النفوس. ومن يتفوه بالاكاذيب فغش.
For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
لان كثيرين شهدوا عليه زورا ولم تتفق شهاداتهم.
God is Himself witness to what has been revealed to you, and revealed with His knowledge, and the angels are witness; and God is sufficient as witness.
إن يكفر بك اليهود وغيرهم -أيها الرسول- فالله يشهد لك بأنك رسوله الذي أَنْزَلَ عليه القرآن العظيم، أنزله بعلمه، وكذلك الملائكة يشهدون بصدق ما أوحي إليك، وشهادة الله وحدها كافية.
Questions and answers
Can "witness" be a verb?
Yes, the verb is شَهِدَ (shahida) meaning “to witness.”
Is there a formal word for "witness" in legal contexts?
The legal term is الشَّاهِدُ (al-shāhidu) or الشَّاهِدُ القَضَائِيّ.
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