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شاهَد
to watch /ˈʃaːhada/
verbA1#408 most common
Also: to view, to observe, to witness
Example sentences
أُشاهِدُ التِّلْفازَ.
I watch television.
شاهَدْنا فيلْماً جَديداً أَمْسِ.
We watched a new film yesterday.
شاهَدْتُ مُباراةَ كُرَةِ القَدَمِ مَعَ أَصْدِقائي.
I watched the football match with my friends.
لَمْ أَكُنْ قَدْ شاهَدْتُ هذا المُسَلْسَلَ مِنْ قَبْلُ.
I had not watched this series before.
كُلَّما شاهَدْتُ هذا الفيلْمَ اكْتَشَفْتُ تَفْصيلاً جَديداً.
Every time I watch this film, I discover a new detail.
لَوْ شاهَدْتَ ما شاهَدْتُهُ لَأَدْرَكْتَ هَوْلَ المَشْهَدِ.
Had you seen what I saw, you would have grasped the horror of the scene.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُشاهِدُ | شاهَدْتُ | سَأُشاهِدُ |
| 2sg | تُشاهِدُ | شاهَدْتَ | سَتُشاهِدُ |
| 3sg | يُشاهِدُ | شاهَدَ | سَيُشاهِدُ |
| 1pl | نُشاهِدُ | شاهَدْنا | سَنُشاهِدُ |
| 2pl | تُشاهِدونَ | شاهَدْتُمْ | سَتُشاهِدونَ |
| 3pl | يُشاهِدونَ | شاهَدوا | سَيُشاهِدونَ |
Word family
مُشاهَدة (mushāhada)viewing, watching
مُشاهِد (mushāhid)viewer, spectator
شاهِد (shāhid)witness
شَهادة (shahāda)testimony, certificate
شَهيد (shahīd)martyr
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root ش-ه-د (sh-h-d), which means to witness, to be present, and to testify. شاهَد is the Form III verb built on that root, so it carries the sense of looking on as a witness or observer. In modern usage that observing sense narrowed to everyday watching of films, television, and matches.
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