حدث

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of newness, occurrence, and recentness, contrasting with permanence or antiquity. It extends to events, happenings, and the state of being young or recently created. The root also encompasses communication, specifically news and conversation, and can denote the act of initiating or inventing something.

Derived headwords

حَدَثَverb

1.
to happenboth
To occur or come into existence, especially something new.
2.
to occurboth
To take place or transpire.

حدث الشيء يحدث (حدوثا) — The thing happened (occurrence).

يقال: حدث الشيء — It is said: the thing happened.

حُدُوثٌnoun

1.
occurrenceboth
The state or fact of happening or coming into existence.
2.
newnessboth
The quality of being new or recent, the opposite of antiquity.

والحدوث: نقيض القدمة — And occurrence: the opposite of antiquity.

حَدَاثَةٌnoun

1.
newnessboth
The state of being new or recent, often referring to youth or the beginning of something.
2.
youthboth
The early stage of life; youthfulness.

وحداثة السن: كناية من الشباب وأول العمر — And youthfulness of age: an idiom for youth and the beginning of life.

حَدِيثٌnoun

1.
newsboth
Information about recent events; a report or account.
2.
talkboth
Conversation or discourse.
3.
newboth
Something that is new or recent.

والحديث: نقيض القديم — And the new: the opposite of the old.

والحديث: الخبر — And the new: the news.

حَدَثَانٌnoun

1.
beginningboth
The start or inception of an event or matter.
2.
recent eventsboth
The occurrences or happenings of time, especially recent ones.
3.
youthboth
The early stage of life or youth.

وحدثان الأمر، بالكسر: أوله وابتداؤه، كحداثته — And the beginning of the matter, with kasra: its start and inception, like its youthfulness.

والحدثان (من الدهر: نوبه) وما يحدث منه (كحوادثه) — And the occurrences (of time: its turns) and what happens from it (like its incidents).

مُحْدَثٌnoun

1.
created beingboth
Something that has been created or brought into existence by God.
2.
innovatorclassical
One who introduces something new, especially in religious matters.
3.
inspired personclassical
One who is divinely inspired or to whom something is revealed.

وأحدثه الله فهو محدث، وحديث — And God created it, so it is created, and new.

قد كان في الأمم محدثون، فإن يكخن في أمتي أحد فعمر بن الخطاب — There were among past nations inspired individuals; if there is one such in my community, it is Umar ibn al-Khattab.

اسْتَحْدَثَverb

1.
to createboth
To bring into existence; to invent or originate.
2.
to find newboth
To discover or find something new.

وكذلك استحدثه — And likewise He created it.

استحدثت خبرا، أي وجدت خبرا جدي — I found new news, meaning I found news that is recent.

حَوَادِثٌnoun

1.
incidentsboth
Events or occurrences, especially unexpected or significant ones.
2.
calamitiesboth
Disasters or misfortunes.

والحدثان (من الدهر: نوبه) وما يحدث منه (كحوادثه) — And the occurrences (of time: its turns) and what happens from it (like its incidents).

فإن الحوادث أودى بها — For the incidents have destroyed it.

أَحْدَاثٌnoun

1.
rainsclassical
Rains that occur at the beginning of the year.
2.
young onesboth
Young individuals of humans or animals.

والأحداث: الأمطار الحادثة في أول السنة — And the rains: the rains that occur at the beginning of the year.

ورجال أحداث السن وحدثانها، وحدثاؤها — And men of young age and their youthfulness, and their young ones.

حَدَثٌnoun

1.
young personboth
A young man or boy; a youth.
2.
young animalboth
A young creature, including animals.

ورجل حدث، أي شاب — And a young man, meaning a youth.

وكل فتي من الناس والدواب والإبل حدث — And every young person among humans, animals, and camels is a 'hadath'.

حَدَثَةٌnoun

1.
young femaleboth
A young female of humans or animals.

حَدِيثٌadjective

1.
youngboth
Young in age; youthful.

ورجل حدث السن، وحديثها، بين الحعداثة والحدوثة: فتي — And a man of young age, and his youthfulness, between youthfulness and newness: a youth.

مُحَادَثَةٌnoun

1.
polishingclassical
The act of polishing or burnishing, especially a sword.
2.
conversationboth
The act of talking or conversing.

المحادثة: جلاء السيف، كالإحداث — Polishing: the cleaning of a sword, like initiating.

حادثوا هاذه القلوب بذكر الله تعالى — Polish these hearts with the remembrance of God Almighty.

تَحَادُثٌnoun

1.
conversationboth
The act of conversing with one another.

و (التحادث) والتحدث والتحديث معروفات — And (mutual conversation) and conversation and narration are known.

تَحْدِيثٌnoun

1.
narrationboth
The act of narrating or telling something.
2.
polishingclassical
The act of polishing or burnishing.

و (التحادث) والتحدث والتحديث معروفات — And (mutual conversation) and conversation and narration are known.

أحدث الرجل سيفه، وحادثه، إذا جلاه — The man polished his sword, and conversed with it, if he polished it.

أَحْدُوثَةٌnoun

1.
wonderboth
Something remarkable or astonishing; a marvel.
2.
taleboth
A story or narrative, sometimes of a trivial or negative nature.

والأحدوثة بالضم: ما يتحدث به — And the tale (with damma): what is spoken about.

قد صار فلان أحدوثة — So-and-so has become a wonder.

حَدِيثُ المُلُوكِnoun

1.
royal conversationclassical
One who is engaged in the conversation and company of kings.

ورجل حدث الملوك، بالكسر إذا كان صاحب حديثهم وسمرهم — And a man of the kings' conversation, with kasra, if he is one who engages in their talk and evening chats.

حَادِثٌnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location or place name.

والحادث، والحديثة، وأحدث كأجبل: مواضع — And al-Hadith, and al-Haditha, and Ahdath like Ajbal: places.

حَدِيثَةٌnoun

1.
placeclassical
A location or place name, such as a town or fortress.

وحديثة الموصل: بليدة على دجلة — And Haditha of Mosul: a small town on the Tigris.

وحديثة الفرات: قلعة حصينة قرب الأنبار — And Haditha of the Euphrates: a strong fortress near Anbar.

أَحْدَثَverb

1.
to initiateboth
To begin or start something; to innovate.
2.
to commit adulteryclassical
To engage in illicit sexual relations; to commit adultery or fornication.

والحدث: محركة: الإبداء، وقد أحدث — And the initiation: with haraka: the bringing forth, and it has been initiated.

وأحدث الرجل: زنى — And the man committed adultery: he committed fornication.

مُحْدِثَاتٌnoun

1.
innovationsclassical
New matters or practices, especially those introduced by people of deviant beliefs.

ومحدثات الأمور: ما ابتدعه أهل الأهواء من الأشياء التي كان السلف الصالح على غيرها — And the innovations of matters: what the people of deviant desires have introduced of things that the righteous predecessors were not upon.

Parallel reading

والحديث: نقيض القديم

And the new: the opposite of the old.

والحدوث: نقيض القدمة

And occurrence: the opposite of antiquity.

يقال: حدث الشيء

It is said: the thing happened.

فإذا قرن بقدم ضم، للازدواج

And when it is paired with 'qidam' (antiquity), it is pronounced with damma, for the sake of pairing.

يعني همومه وأفكاره القديمة والحديثة

Meaning his old and new worries and thoughts.

والحدوث: كون شيء لم يكن

And occurrence: the state of something coming into existence that was not.

وأحدثه الله فهو محدث، وحديث

And God created it, so it is created, and new.

وحدثان الأمر، بالكسر: أوله وابتداؤه، كحداثته

And the beginning of the matter, with kasra: its start and inception, like its youthfulness.

لولا حدثان قومك بالكفر لهدمت الكعبة وبنيتها

Were it not for the recentness of your people's conversion from disbelief, I would have demolished the Kaaba and rebuilt it.

وحداثة السن: كناية من الشباب وأول العمر

And youthfulness of age: an idiom for youth and the beginning of life.

والحدثان (من الدهر: نوبه) وما يحدث منه (كحوادثه)

And the occurrences (of time: its turns) and what happens from it (like its incidents).

واحدها حادث، (وأحداثه) واحدها حدث

Its singular is 'hadith', and its plural is 'ahdath', its singular is 'hadath'.

الحدث من أحداث الدهر: شبه النازلة

The 'hadath' from the occurrences of time: like a calamity.

فإنه حذف للضرورة وذلك لمكان الحاجة إلى الردف

For it was omitted out of necessity due to the need for the rhyme.

ووضع الحوادث موضع الحدثان

And placing 'al-hawadith' in the place of 'al-hadathan'.

وربما أنثت العرب الحدثان، يذهبون به إلى الحوادث

And the Arabs sometimes feminize 'al-hadathan', intending by it 'al-hawadith'.

تقول العرب: أهلكتنا الحدثان

The Arabs say: The occurrences have destroyed us.

ورجل حدث، أي شاب

And a young man, meaning a youth.

وكل فتي من الناس والدواب والإبل حدث

And every young person among humans, animals, and camels is a 'hadath'.

والأنثى حدثة

And the female is 'hadatha'.

فابذا كان الوعل حدثا فهو صدع

So if the mountain goat is young, it is a 'sad' (a type of young goat).

العامة تقول: هو حدث السن، كما تقول: حديث السن، وهو خطأ

The common people say: he is of 'hadath' age, just as they say: of 'hadith' age, and this is an error.

الحدث صفة الرجل نفسه

The 'hadath' is an attribute of the man himself.

فأما الحديث، فصفة يوصف بها كل شيء قريب المدة والعهد به

As for 'al-hadith', it is an attribute by which everything of short duration and recent acquaintance is described.

والحديث: الجديد من الأشياء

And 'al-hadith': the new of things.

والحديث: الخبر، فهما مترادفان

And 'al-hadith': the news, for they are synonyms.

سمعت حديثي حسنة، مثل خطيئي، أي حديثا

I heard a good narration, like my sin, meaning a narration.

وهو شاذ على غير قياس

And it is irregular and not by analogy.

وقيل: الأحاديث جمع أحدوثة

And it is said: 'al-ahadith' is the plural of 'ahduthah'.

تلهى المرء بالحدثانه لهوا

The person is amused by the occurrences with amusement.

إذا أصابه حدثان الدهر من مصائبه ومرازئه ألهته بدلها وحديثها

When the occurrences of time afflict him with its calamities and trials, their replacements and news amuse him.

ورجل حدث وحدث، بضم الدال وكسرها، أي حسن الحديث

And a man of 'hadath' and 'hadath', with damma and kasra of the dal, meaning good in speech.

ورجل حديث مثل فسيق، أي كثير الحديث

And a man of 'hadith' like 'fasiq', meaning much in speech.

والحدث: محركة: الإبداء

And 'al-hadath': with haraka: the initiation.

وقد أحدث، من الحدث

And it has been initiated, from the initiation.

وأحدث الرجل؛ إذا صلع وفصح وخضف، أي ذالك فعل، فهو محدث

And the man became bald; if he became eloquent and clear, meaning that is what he did, so he is one who has become bald.

وأحدثه: ابتدأه وابتدعه، ولم يكخن قبل

And He initiated it: He began it and originated it, and it did not exist before.

الحديث: ما يحدث به المحدث تحديثا

The narration: what one narrates with narration.

وقد حدثه الحديث، وحدثه به

And the narration occurred to him, and he narrated it to him.

المحادثة: جلاء السيف، كالإحداث

Polishing: the cleaning of a sword, like initiating.

أحدث الرجل سيفه، وحادثه، إذا جلاه

The man polished his sword, and conversed with it, if he polished it.

حادثوا هاذه القلوب بذكر الله تعالى، فإنها سريعة الدثور

Polish these hearts with the remembrance of God Almighty, for they are quick to decay.

معناه اجلوها بالمواعظ، واغسلوا الدرن عنها

Its meaning is to polish them with admonishments, and wash away the rust from them.

قد كان في الأمم محدثون، فإن يكخن في أمتي أحد فعمر بن الخطاب

There were among past nations inspired individuals; if there is one such in my community, it is Umar ibn al-Khattab.

المحدث، كمحمد: الصادق أنهم الملهمون

The inspired one, like Muhammad: the truthful, meaning they are divinely inspired.

كأنهم حدثوا بشيء فقالوه

As if they were inspired with something and then said it.

وأحدث الرجل: زنى

And the man committed adultery: he committed fornication.

والأحدوثة بالضم: ما يتحدث به

And 'al-ahduthah' (with damma): what is spoken about.

ونرى أن واحد الأحاديث أحدوثة

And we see that the singular of 'al-ahadith' is 'ahduthah'.

ليس الأمر كما زعم الفراء؛ لأن الأحدوثة بمعنى الأعجوبة

The matter is not as Al-Farra' claimed; because 'al-ahduthah' means a wonder.

قد صار فلان أحدوثة

So-and-so has become a wonder.

فأما أحاديث النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فلا يكون واحدها إلا حديثا، ولا يكون أحدوثة

As for the hadiths of the Prophet, peace be upon him, their singular is only 'hadith', and not 'ahduthah'.

ورجل حدث الملوك، بالكسر إذا كان صاحب حديثهم وسمرهم

And a man of the kings' conversation, with kasra, if he is one who engages in their talk and evening chats.

وحدث نساء: يتحدث إليهن

And women's talk: to converse with them.

وحديثة الموصل: بليدة على دجلة

And Haditha of Mosul: a small town on the Tigris.

وحديثة الفرات: قلعة حصينة قرب الأنبار

And Haditha of the Euphrates: a strong fortress near Anbar.

وأحدث. لغة في أجدث

And Ahdath. A variant pronunciation for Ajdath.

والحدثة، محركة: واد قرب مكة

And Al-Hadatha, with haraka: a valley near Mecca.

نادى أيام منى أنها أيام أكل وشرب

He called out during the days of Mina that they were days of eating and drinking.

وهو منقول من حدثان الدهر، أي صروفه ونوائبه

And it is derived from the occurrences of time, meaning its turns and its calamities.

حدث الأمر: وقع

The matter occurred: it happened.

ومحدثات الأمور: ما ابتدعه أهل الأهواء من الأشياء التي كان السلف الصالح على غيرها

And the innovations of matters: what the people of deviant desires have introduced of things that the righteous predecessors were not upon.

إياكم ومحدثات الأمور

Beware of innovations in matters.