حديث

Arabic

Etymology

• From the root ح د ث‎ (ḥ-d-ṯ). Related to Hebrew חָדָשׁ‎ (khadásh, ḥāḏāš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.diːθ/

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Adjective

حَدِيث • (ḥadīṯ) (feminine حَدِيثَة‎ (ḥadīṯa), common plural حِدَاث‎ (ḥidāṯ), masculine plural حُدَثَاء‎ (ḥudaṯāʾ), feminine plural حَدِيثَات‎ (ḥadīṯāt), elative أَحْدَث‎ (ʾaḥdaṯ))

1. new
2. recent
3. modern

Declension

Declension of adjective حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَدِيث ḥadīṯ	الْحَدِيث‎ al-ḥadīṯ	حَدِيثَة‎ ḥadīṯa	الْحَدِيثَة‎ al-ḥadīṯa
Nominative	حَدِيثٌ ḥadīṯun	الْحَدِيثُ‎ al-ḥadīṯu	حَدِيثَةٌ‎ ḥadīṯatun	الْحَدِيثَةُ‎ al-ḥadīṯatu
Accusative	حَدِيثًا‎ ḥadīṯan	الْحَدِيثَ‎ al-ḥadīṯa	حَدِيثَةً‎ ḥadīṯatan	الْحَدِيثَةَ‎ al-ḥadīṯata
Genitive	حَدِيثٍ ḥadīṯin	الْحَدِيثِ‎ al-ḥadīṯi	حَدِيثَةٍ‎ ḥadīṯatin	الْحَدِيثَةِ‎ al-ḥadīṯati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَدِيثَيْن‎ ḥadīṯayn	الْحَدِيثَيْن‎ al-ḥadīṯayn	حَدِيثَتَيْن‎ ḥadīṯatayn	الْحَدِيثَتَيْن‎ al-ḥadīṯatayn
Nominative	حَدِيثَانِ‎ ḥadīṯāni	الْحَدِيثَانِ‎ al-ḥadīṯāni	حَدِيثَتَانِ‎ ḥadīṯatāni	الْحَدِيثَتَانِ‎ al-ḥadīṯatāni
Accusative	حَدِيثَيْنِ‎ ḥadīṯayni	الْحَدِيثَيْنِ‎ al-ḥadīṯayni	حَدِيثَتَيْنِ‎ ḥadīṯatayni	الْحَدِيثَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥadīṯatayni
Genitive	حَدِيثَيْنِ‎ ḥadīṯayni	الْحَدِيثَيْنِ‎ al-ḥadīṯayni	حَدِيثَتَيْنِ‎ ḥadīṯatayni	الْحَدِيثَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥadīṯatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُدَثَاء‎‎; حِدَاث‎ ḥudaṯāʾ‎; ḥidāṯ	الْحُدَثَاء‎‎; الْحِدَاث‎ al-ḥudaṯāʾ‎; al-ḥidāṯ	حَدِيثَات‎‎; حِدَاث‎ ḥadīṯāt‎; ḥidāṯ	الْحَدِيثَات‎‎; الْحِدَاث‎ al-ḥadīṯāt‎; al-ḥidāṯ
Nominative	حُدَثَاءُ‎‎; حِدَاثٌ‎ ḥudaṯāʾu‎; ḥidāṯun	الْحُدَثَاءُ‎‎; الْحِدَاثُ‎ al-ḥudaṯāʾu‎; al-ḥidāṯu	حَدِيثَاتٌ‎‎; حِدَاثٌ‎ ḥadīṯātun‎; ḥidāṯun	الْحَدِيثَاتُ‎‎; الْحِدَاثُ‎ al-ḥadīṯātu‎; al-ḥidāṯu
Accusative	حُدَثَاءَ‎‎; حِدَاثًا‎ ḥudaṯāʾa‎; ḥidāṯan	الْحُدَثَاءَ‎‎; الْحِدَاثَ‎ al-ḥudaṯāʾa‎; al-ḥidāṯa	حَدِيثَاتٍ‎‎; حِدَاثًا‎ ḥadīṯātin‎; ḥidāṯan	الْحَدِيثَاتِ‎‎; الْحِدَاثَ‎ al-ḥadīṯāti‎; al-ḥidāṯa
Genitive	حُدَثَاءَ‎‎; حِدَاثٍ‎ ḥudaṯāʾa‎; ḥidāṯin	الْحُدَثَاءِ‎‎; الْحِدَاثِ‎ al-ḥudaṯāʾi‎; al-ḥidāṯi	حَدِيثَاتٍ‎‎; حِدَاثٍ‎ ḥadīṯātin‎; ḥidāṯin	الْحَدِيثَاتِ‎‎; الْحِدَاثِ‎ al-ḥadīṯāti‎; al-ḥidāṯi

Antonyms

• قَدِيم‎ (qadīm)

Noun

حَدِيث • (ḥadīṯ) m (plural أَحَادِيث‎ (ʾaḥādīṯ) or حِدْثَان‎ (ḥidṯān))

1. recent event, fresh news
2. story, tale
3. talk, speech, discourse, conversation
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 31:6:

     ‏وَمِنَ النّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا أُولٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُهِينٌ‎

     wamina n-nāsi man yaštarī lahwa l-ḥadīṯi liyuḍilla ʿan sabīli l-lahi biḡayri ʿilmin wayattaḵiḏahā huzuwan ʾulāʾika lahum ʿaḏābun muhīnun

     And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allah without knowledge and who takes it in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.

4. (religion, Islam) hadith

Declension

Declension of noun حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَدِيث ḥadīṯ	الْحَدِيث‎ al-ḥadīṯ	حَدِيث ḥadīṯ
Nominative	حَدِيثٌ ḥadīṯun	الْحَدِيثُ‎ al-ḥadīṯu	حَدِيثُ ḥadīṯu
Accusative	حَدِيثًا‎ ḥadīṯan	الْحَدِيثَ‎ al-ḥadīṯa	حَدِيثَ ḥadīṯa
Genitive	حَدِيثٍ ḥadīṯin	الْحَدِيثِ‎ al-ḥadīṯi	حَدِيثِ ḥadīṯi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَدِيثَيْن‎ ḥadīṯayn	الْحَدِيثَيْن‎ al-ḥadīṯayn	حَدِيثَيْ‎ ḥadīṯay
Nominative	حَدِيثَانِ‎ ḥadīṯāni	الْحَدِيثَانِ‎ al-ḥadīṯāni	حَدِيثَا‎ ḥadīṯā
Accusative	حَدِيثَيْنِ‎ ḥadīṯayni	الْحَدِيثَيْنِ‎ al-ḥadīṯayni	حَدِيثَيْ‎ ḥadīṯay
Genitive	حَدِيثَيْنِ‎ ḥadīṯayni	الْحَدِيثَيْنِ‎ al-ḥadīṯayni	حَدِيثَيْ‎ ḥadīṯay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحَادِيث‎‎; حِدْثَان‎ ʾaḥādīṯ‎; ḥidṯān	الْأَحَادِيث‎‎; الْحِدْثَان‎ al-ʾaḥādīṯ‎; al-ḥidṯān	أَحَادِيث‎‎; حِدْثَان‎ ʾaḥādīṯ‎; ḥidṯān
Nominative	أَحَادِيثُ‎‎; حِدْثَانٌ‎ ʾaḥādīṯu‎; ḥidṯānun	الْأَحَادِيثُ‎‎; الْحِدْثَانُ‎ al-ʾaḥādīṯu‎; al-ḥidṯānu	أَحَادِيثُ‎‎; حِدْثَانُ‎ ʾaḥādīṯu‎; ḥidṯānu
Accusative	أَحَادِيثَ‎‎; حِدْثَانًا‎ ʾaḥādīṯa‎; ḥidṯānan	الْأَحَادِيثَ‎‎; الْحِدْثَانَ‎ al-ʾaḥādīṯa‎; al-ḥidṯāna	أَحَادِيثَ‎‎; حِدْثَانَ‎ ʾaḥādīṯa‎; ḥidṯāna
Genitive	أَحَادِيثَ‎‎; حِدْثَانٍ‎ ʾaḥādīṯa‎; ḥidṯānin	الْأَحَادِيثِ‎‎; الْحِدْثَانِ‎ al-ʾaḥādīṯi‎; al-ḥidṯāni	أَحَادِيثِ‎‎; حِدْثَانِ‎ ʾaḥādīṯi‎; ḥidṯāni

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حديث”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “حدث”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN