How to say "certificate, diploma" in Arabic
CognateMeaningcertificate, diploma
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
شَهَادَة
shahādaשהאדה
شهادة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
תעודה
te'udaتِئُودَا
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 this app's 'witness' entry (شَاهِد/שהדותא, ש-ה-ד): a shahāda is literally 'a testifying' — in religious contexts the Muslim declaration of faith, in everyday Arabic simply a diploma, an official document that 'testifies' you finished your studies. Hebrew's own words from this root survive mostly in Aramaic-flavored legal language (שהדותא), not in the everyday word for 'certificate'.
Related Hebrew word:שהדותא (ארמית)sahaduta (aramit)سَاهَادُوتَا (أَرَامِيت)
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In a phrase
شَهَادَة الْجَامِعَة
shahādat al-jāmiʿaשהאדת אל-ג'אמעהa university degree/diploma
Plural
شَهَادَات
shahādātשהאדאתsound feminine plural -āt.