07-03-2007, 04:34 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-03-2007, 04:37 AM by Bharatvarsh.)
I have a question, we don't have an exact word for "martyr (shaheed)", but the closest I could think of was:
shaheed (martyr) - hutatma
Now my question is, if you to say martyrdom, how do you say it with hutatma, with shaheed it becomes "shaheedi".
The word "shaheed" has a very specific Islamic connotation and should be avoided.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In Arabic, suicide bombings or martyrdom operations are called Shuada or Is-shtahad, both coming from the root Shaadi ("Testimony") that refers to the act of declaring one's belief in Islam. The suicide bombers are called "Shahids" and after their death attain the rank of a Martyr.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_(martyr)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
shaheed (martyr) - hutatma
Now my question is, if you to say martyrdom, how do you say it with hutatma, with shaheed it becomes "shaheedi".
The word "shaheed" has a very specific Islamic connotation and should be avoided.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In Arabic, suicide bombings or martyrdom operations are called Shuada or Is-shtahad, both coming from the root Shaadi ("Testimony") that refers to the act of declaring one's belief in Islam. The suicide bombers are called "Shahids" and after their death attain the rank of a Martyr.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_(martyr)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->