Shaheed-e-Azam

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Shaheed-e-Azam is an honorific title meaning "Great Martyr," most famously associated with Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh for his sacrifice in the struggle against British colonial rule.

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Surface form Occurrences
شہیدِ اعظم 1

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
honorific title
appliedTo Bhagat Singh NERFINISHED
associatedWith Indian independence movement
anti-colonial struggle in India
category Nationalist honorifics in India
Titles of respect
connotation heroism
reverence
sacrifice
countryContext India
culturalSignificance symbol of ultimate sacrifice for the nation
etymologyComponent Azam (great or supreme)
Shaheed (martyr)
honorificFor revolutionary martyrs
language Persian-derived honorific
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
linkedToEvent Indian struggle for independence from British rule
meaning Great Martyr
mostFamouslyAssociatedWith Bhagat Singh NERFINISHED
notableBearer Bhagat Singh NERFINISHED
refersToRole martyr in the struggle against British colonial rule
regionOfUsage South Asia
scriptVariant Shaheed-e-Azam self-linksurface differs
surface form: شہیدِ اعظم
usedFor martyrs regarded as great or supreme
usedIn historical writings about Indian revolutionaries
memorials and commemorations of Bhagat Singh
political speeches in India

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Bhagat Singh honorificTitle Shaheed-e-Azam
Bhagat honorificTitle Shaheed-e-Azam
subject surface form: Bhagat Singh
Shaheed-e-Azam scriptVariant Shaheed-e-Azam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: شہیدِ اعظم