Shahidi

Shahidi

Family name
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pronunciation = Sha-HEE-dee
meaning = witness or martyr
region = Central Asia
language = Arabic
related names = Shahid (given name)
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Shahidi is a common surname in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Like the given name Shahid, it is a Muslim theophoric name, from Ash-Shaheed (الشهيد), one of the 99 names of God in the Qur'an. It is derived from the Arabic word for witness or martyr.

Notable people with this surname

*Abdolvahaab Shahidi (b. 1914), Iranian singer and oud player
*Ghavam Shahidi, Iranian-American electrical engineer
*Jafar Shahidi (1918–2008), Iranian academic
*Tolib Shahidi (born 1946), Tajik composer
*Ziyodullo Shahidi (1914-1985), Tajik musician


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