Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ز ه د (z-h-d)

Derived from the active participle of زَهِدَ (zahida, to abstain, to renounce).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

زَاهِد (zāhidm (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 edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: zahid

Adjective edit

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

  1. abstemious, abstinent, self-denying

Declension edit