How to say "declaration of faith" in Arabic
CognateMeaningdeclaration of faith
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
شَهَادَة
shahādaשהאדה
شهادة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
עדות אמונה
edut emunaإِدُوت إِمُونَا
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ش-ه-دHebrew root
ש-ה-דSame root as shāhid/witness, ש-ה-ד, cognate to the Aramaic שהדותא Laban named in Genesis 31:47. The shahāda is literally 'the testimony': there is no god but God. The same word also means a diploma — testifying you finished your degree.
Related Hebrew word:שהדותא (ארמית)sahaduta (aramit)سَاهَادُوتَا (أَرَامِيت)
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In a phrase
نَطَقَ الشَّهَادَة
naṭaqa ash-shahādaנטק א-שהאדהhe pronounced the declaration of faith
Plural
شَهَادَات
shahādātשהאדאתsound feminine plural