زاهد

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of زَهِدَ (zahida, to abstain, to renounce), from the root ز ه د (z-h-d).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaː.hid/

Noun

زَاهِد (zāhid) m (plural زُهَّاد (zuhhād))

  1. ascetic
  2. (Sufism) A popular title bestowed on disciples of Mystic Sufi orders upon their initiation. After initiation the title took the place of the new Spiritual Masters’ given names. A famous bearer of the title Zahed was Sheikh Zahed Gilani of Lahijan in Gilan province of northern Iran.

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: zahid

Adjective

زَاهِد (zāhid) (masculine plural زُهَّاد (zuhhād), elative أَزْهَد (ʾazhad))

  1. abstemious, abstinent, self-denying

Declension

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