Ashhad
/ˈæʃ.hɑːd/noun
An Arabic masculine given name transliterated from أشهد, meaning “I bear witness” or “I testify.”
Did you know?Ashhad comes from the same Arabic root as shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, and shahid, meaning “witness” or, in certain contexts, “martyr.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*š-h-d
“Reconstructed root associated with witnessing, testifying, or being present as a witness.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
š-h-d (شهد)
“A verbal root meaning to witness, testify, attend, or be present.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ʾashhadu (أشهد)
“First-person verb meaning “I bear witness” or “I testify.””
7th Century
Arabic
ʾashhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāh
““I bear witness that there is no deity except God,” the opening declaration of the shahada.”
Modern English
English
Ashhad
“A transliterated Arabic masculine given name, commonly interpreted as “witness” or “one who testifies.””