Hadith

See also: hadith

English

Etymology

See hadith.

Proper noun

Hadith

1. (uncountable, religion, Islam) The entire collection of hadiths (sayings and deeds) of Muhammad within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.

Synonyms

• hadith

Derived terms

• Hadithic

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈdiːs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ha‧dith

Noun

Hadith m (strong, genitive Hadithes, plural Hadithe)

1. (Islam) hadith

   Synonym: Überlieferung

Declension

Declension of Hadith [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hadith	die	Hadithe
genitive	eines	des	Hadithes	der	Hadithe
dative	einem	dem	Hadith, Hadithe1	den	Hadithen
accusative	einen	den	Hadith	die	Hadithe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Hadith” in Duden online