شَهِدَ (shahida)to witness
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb شَهِدَ (shahida) — “to witness”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: شَهِدَ يَشْهَدُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| شَهِدَ shahida | يَشْهَدُ yashhadu | اِشْهَدْ aishhad | شَهَادَة shahaādaa |
Meanings & examples
1. to witness
- شَهِدَ المَكَانُ حَدَثًا مُهِمًّا.The place witnessed an important event.
- شَهِدَ التَّارِيخُ عَلَى عَدْلِهِ.History witnessed his justice.
- أَلَمْ تَشْهَدْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ بِعَيْنِكَ؟Did you not witness that with your own eyes?
2. to bear witness
- شَهِدَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَى الوَقْعَةِ.Ali bore witness to the incident.
- شَهِدَتِ المَحْكَمَةُ عَلَى صِحَّةِ الوَثِيقَةِ.The court bore witness to the document's validity.
- لَمْ يَشْهَدْ أَحَدٌ عَلَى مَا حَدَثَ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ.No one bore witness to what happened that night.
3. to testify
- شَهِدَ الشَّاهِدُ بِالحَقِّ أَمَامَ القَاضِي.The witness testified truthfully before the judge.
- يَشْهَدُ التَّارِيخُ عَلَى عِظَمِ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ.History testifies to the greatness of this nation.
- لَا يُمْكِنُ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَرَهُ بِعَيْنَيْهِ.No one can testify to something they haven't seen with their own eyes.
4. to be martyred
- شَهِدَ الْجُنْدِيُّ فِي الْمَعْرَكَةِ بِشَجَاعَةٍ.The soldier was martyred in the battle with bravery.
- تَمَنَّى أَنْ يَشْهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ وَطَنِهِ.He wished to be martyred for his homeland.
- كَانَ حُلْمُهُ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ وَيَنَالَ الْجَنَّةَ.His dream was to be martyred and attain paradise.
5. to cite as evidence
- شَهِدَ الْقَاضِي عَلَى صِدْقِ الشَّاهِدِ.The judge cited the witness's honesty as evidence.
- يَشْهَدُ التَّارِيخُ عَلَى عَظَمَةِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ.History cites the greatness of this nation as evidence.
- اِشْهَدْ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَوْ كَانَ مُرًّا.Cite the truth as evidence, even if it is bitter.
6. to marry
- شَهِدَ الرَّجُلُ المَرْأَةَ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللهِ.The man married the woman according to the Book of Allah.
- شَهِدَ ابْنُ عَمِّي فِي الشَّهْرِ المَاضِي.My cousin married last month.
- شَهِدَ الشَّابُّ فَتَاةً مِنْ عَائِلَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ.The young man married a girl from a noble family.
7. to witness ; to testify
- شَهِدَ الشَّاهِدُ عَلَى الْحَقِيقَةِ فِي الْمَحْكَمَةِ.The witness testified to the truth in court.
- شَهِدْتُ عَلَى وُقُوعِ الْحَادِثِ بِعَيْنَيَّ.I witnessed the accident with my own eyes.
- يَشْهَدُ التَّارِيخُ عَلَى عَظَمَةِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ.History testifies to the greatness of this nation.
8. to witness / be witness
- شَهَدَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الحَادِثِ.The man witnessed the accident.
- شَهَدَ المَكَانُ تَغَيُّرَاتٍ كَبِيرَةً فِي السَّنَوَاتِ الأَخِيرَةِ.The place witnessed great changes in recent years.
- هَلْ شَهِدْتَ شَيْئًا غَرِيبًا اللَّيْلَةَ المَاضِيَةَ؟Did you witness anything strange last night?
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