Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed into Standard Arabic from the dialects. Ultimately from the root ح د ث (ḥ-d-ṯ), with replaced by t, which is a typical feature of Levantine and Egyptian Arabic, as well as some Peninsular and Maghrebi dialects.

Noun

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حَدُّوتَة (ḥaddūtaf (plural حَوَادِيت (ḥawādīt)) (colloquial, regional)

  1. fairy tale, a story told to children

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