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محدث

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ح د ث (ḥ d ṯ)
17 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb حَدَّثَ (ḥaddaṯa).

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Noun

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مُحَدِّث (muḥaddiṯm (plural مُحَدِّثُونَ (muḥaddiṯūna))

  1. a Hadith narrator
  2. muhaddith: a Hadith specialist
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Etymology 2

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Derived from the passive participle of أَحْدَثَ (ʔaḥdaṯa).

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Adjective

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مُحْدَث (muḥdaṯ)

  1. new, novel, recent, late, modern, upstart
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:2:
      مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
      Whatever new reminder comes to them from their Lord, they only listen to it jokingly.
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