English
Xaidulla
Xaidulla comes from Uyghur شەيدۇللا, and goes back to Arabic شَهِيدُ اللّٰه.
- Arabicc. 500–presentشَهِيدُ اللّٰهliterally ‘witness of God’
- Uyghurmodernشەيدۇللاsheydulla
- Englishearliest quotation 1991Xaidulla
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentشَهِيدُ اللّٰهliterally ‘witness of God’
- Uyghurmodernشەيدۇللاsheydulla
- Englishearliest quotation 1991Xaidulla
Earliest quotation: 1991, Jeremy Schmidt, Himalayan Passage: “The next day we came to Xaidulla, a cluster…”
The story
Borrowed from Uyghur شەيدۇللا (sheydulla), ultimately from Arabic شَهِيدُ اللّٰه (šahīdu allāh, literally “witness of God”).
Every English word from Arabic شَهِيدُ اللّٰه
Today it means
name A town in Pishan, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic شَهِيدُ اللّٰه / Xaidulla