Classical Syriac origin
Source-reportedBorrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܗܕܐ (sāhḏa) with the second meaning a semantic loan from Ancient Greek μᾰ́ρτῠς (mắrtŭs), equivalent to active participle of ܣܵܗܹܕ݂ (sāhēḏ, “to witness; to testify”); cognate to Arabic شَاهِد (šāhid).
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