محدث

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح د ث (ḥ d ṯ)
17 terms

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

Pronunciation

Noun

مُحَدِّث (muḥaddiṯm (plural مُحَدِّثُونَ (muḥaddiṯūna))

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

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of أَحْدَثَ (ʔaḥdaṯa).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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.
Declension