حدث

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حدث¹

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḥdṯ-.

verb حَدَثَ · ḥadaṯa · يَحْدُثُ · حُدُوث · حَادِث

  1. to happen, to take place

حدث²

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ḥdṯ- (“to be(come) new”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew חִדֵּשׁ (ḥiddeš, “to renew”).

verb حَدُثَ · ḥaduṯa · يَحْدُثُ · حَدَاثَة · -

  1. to be new, to be young

حدث³

verb حَدَّثَ · ḥaddaṯa · يُحَدِّثُ · تَحْدِيث · مُحَدِّث

  1. to tell
  2. to speak to, to talk to (someone)
  3. to update

حدث⁴

noun حَدَث · ḥadaṯ · أَحْدَاث · الْحَدَث

  1. novelty, innovation
  2. event, happening
  3. misdeed
  4. misfortune, mishap
  5. ordure, excrement

    Similar: ذُو الْبَطْنِ, بَعْر, بِرَاز, غَائِط, رَجِيع, حَدَث, خِرَاء (ḵirāʔ, “shit”), سَلْح, عَذِرَة, كِرْس, رَوْث

noun حَدَث · ḥadaṯ · حُدْثَان · أَحْدَاث · الْحَدَث

  1. young man, youth
  2. historical of a certain kind of military unit, militia

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حدث},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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