Where does “hadith” come from?
Hadith comes from Arabic حَدِيث, derived from the Arabic verb حَدَّثَ meaning to speak or relate.
hadith (English): An eyewitness account of a saying or action of...
Definitions
- An eyewitness account of a saying or action of...
Ancestry of “hadith”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | حَدِيث | Prophetic tradition; new, recent, modern; story,... |
| 2 | Arabic | حَدَّثَ | to tell, relate, report |
Words derived from “hadith”